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1951

  • Work on this object began.

1961

  • Work on this object ended.

1991

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Sidewall (possibly USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1956 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine-printed on textured ground. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This object was donated by Suzanne Lipschutz. It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

Its dimensions are

71 cm (27 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (possibly USA); machine-printed on textured ground; 71 cm (27 15/16 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-54

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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