Object Timeline

1975

  • Work on this object began.

1985

  • Work on this object ended.

2022

2024

  • We acquired this object.

2025

  • You found it!

Scarf

This is a Scarf. It was designed by Robert Paige.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Duro Olowu as part of Duro Olowu Selects.

It is dated ca. 1980 and we acquired it in 2024. Its medium is silk. It is a part of the department.

“Robert is an influential member of the Chicago Black Arts Movement whose commercial design work received attention across the United States and in Milan during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He is adept at designing a pattern that remains legible on a body in motion. His hand-drawn geometric patterns never feel flat, even when at rest.” Duro Olowu

This object was donated by Duro Olowu. It is credited Gift of Duro Olowu.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 87.6 × 82.6 cm (34 1/2 × 32 1/2 in.)

It is signed

Printed signature in black outer border: Paige

Cite this object as

Scarf; Designed by Robert Paige ((American, born 1936)); silk; H x W: 87.6 × 82.6 cm (34 1/2 × 32 1/2 in.); Gift of Duro Olowu; 2024-13-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Duro Olowu Selects.

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