Designer
Paul Evans (American, 1931–1987)American, 1931–1987
Designer
Philip Lloyd Powell (American, 1919–2008)American, 1919–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Room Screen
Date1955
MediumWalnut, iron, and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall (Extended): 84 × 58 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (213.4 × 149.2 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.440
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 20, 2011–February 20, 2012.
"Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism," James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, March 1–June 1, 2014; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, June 21–October 12, 2014.
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