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Sidewall, Sound Waves

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Multiplex Display Fixture Co.. It is dated 1948 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is screen printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

It is credited Gift of Edward F. McGuiness.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 83 x 76 cm (32 11/16 x 29 15/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Sound Waves; Manufactured by Multiplex Display Fixture Co. (United States); USA; screen printed on paper; H x W: 83 x 76 cm (32 11/16 x 29 15/16 in.); Gift of Edward F. McGuiness; 1949-25-1

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

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