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1951

  • Work on this object began.

1971

  • Work on this object ended.

2000

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Collage, Textile Design

This is a Collage. It was designed by Alexander Hayden Girard and from the office of Herman Miller, Inc.. It is dated ca. 1961 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is brush and gouache, paper and foil cutouts fastened to off white wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Alexander Hayden Girard. It is credited Gift of Alexander H. Girard.

Its dimensions are

31 x 48.1 cm (12 3/16 x 18 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Collage, Textile Design; Designed by Alexander Hayden Girard (American, 1907–1993); Office of Herman Miller Furniture Company (United States); brush and gouache, paper and foil cutouts fastened to off white wove paper; 31 x 48.1 cm (12 3/16 x 18 15/16 in.); Gift of Alexander H. Girard; 1969-165-396

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