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1945

  • Work on this object began.

1955

  • Work on this object ended.

1991

  • We acquired this object.

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Sidewall (probably USA)

This is a sidewall. It is dated ca. 1950 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. 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

W: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (probably USA); machine-printed on paper; W: 51 cm (20 1/16 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-106

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

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