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Frieze (USA)
This is a Frieze. It was designed by Ilonka Karasz. It is dated ca. 1940 and we acquired it in 1992. Its medium is hand painted on drafting cloth. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
This design for a frieze or mural decoration was never produced and is being shown here for the first time. The view captures New York City’s Lower East Side with the fish market in the background and Staten Island Ferry in the distance. The appearance of the limousine in both the left and right sides indicate the design was meant to repeat. This landscape view has a greater sense of depth than many of Karasz’s designs, and uses a selection of bright colors.
It is credited Gift of Abraham Edelman.
- Textile, East Side Street
- cotton.
- Gift of the Estate of Ella Ostrowsky.
- 1976-98-32
- Fishing Net, Encircling Fishing Net
- polyester.
- Gift of Toray Industries, Inc..
- 2003-22-1
- Optical Toy, Phenakistiscope Disc with Cats and Donkey
- hand-colored lithograph on paperboard.
- Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- 1948-124-3
Our curators have highlighted 2 objects that are related to this one.
- Drawing, Study for "The Herring Net"
- black, brown and white chalk, brush and white gouache on green laid paper.
- Gift of Charles W. Gould.
- 1916-15-2
- Drawing, Design for Tapestry with Cats and Fish
- graphite on dark cream paper.
- Gift of Mr. Eric and Mrs. Sylvia Elsesser, The Trude Guermonprez Archives.
- 1993-121-84
Its dimensions are
H x W: 205.7 x 60 cm (6 ft. 9 in. x 23 5/8 in.)
Cite this object as
Frieze (USA); Designed by Ilonka Karasz ((American, born Hungary, 1896–1981)); hand painted on drafting cloth; H x W: 205.7 x 60 cm (6 ft. 9 in. x 23 5/8 in.); Gift of Abraham Edelman; 1992-28-3
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Ilonka Karasz, Works from the Collection.