"Cutout" Sample
Designer
Alexander Girard (American, 1907–1993)American, 1907–1993
Retailerfor
Herman Miller, Inc.(American, established 1923)American, established 1923
ManufacturerManufactured by
American Art Textile Printing Company, Inc.(active 20th century)active 20th century
CultureAmerican
Titles
- "Cutout" Sample
Datedesigned 1954
MediumScreen printed cotton
Dimensions23 × 23 in. (58.4 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. Edmund J. Kahn, by exchange, and Kerry Inman and Denby Auble
Object number2015.238
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Published References Cooper-Hewitt Museum. The Opulent Eye of Alexander Girard. New York: Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, 2000. Grawe, Sam, "Alexander the Great," Dwell Magazine, February 2008, 90-98. Larson, Jack Lenor. "Alexander Girard," Design Quarterly, No. 98/99 (1975), 30-39. Oldham, Todd, and Kiera Coffee. Alexander Girard. Los Angeles, California: AMMO, 2011. Piña, Leslie. Alexander Girard Designs for Herman Miller. Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub., 1998. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Original Herman Miller paper label on each of the 5 swatches.
Original paper label on the sample: Isabel Lichtenstein’s / interiors for moderns
Original paper label on the sample: Isabel Lichtenstein’s / interiors for moderns
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Piet Hein Eek
Designed 2011
Digitally printed on double-layered paper with a non-woven backing
2013.285
Mme. Louise Girard
1880
Crayon-manner engraving on paper
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