"Kaivo" Panel
Designer
Maija Isola(Finnish, 1927–2001)Finnish, 1927–2001
ManufacturerManufactured by
Marimekko(Finnish, established 1951)Finnish, established 1951
CultureFinnish
Titles
- "Kaivo" Panel
- Wells
Date1965
MediumScreen printed cotton
DimensionsOverall: 90 × 55 in. (228.6 × 139.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2012
Object number2012.239
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"Scandinavian Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 26 August, 2012 - 27 January, 2013.
Published References Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was, 1991, pp. 336-37. Martin Eidelberg, ed. Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was. Montreal and New York: The Museum of Decorative Arts, Montreal with Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Marianne Aav, ed. Marimekko: Fabrics, Fashion, Architecture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in selvedge: Maija Isola 'Kaivo' Marimekko OY Suomi Finland 1965
Cora Ginsburg W1592
Cora Ginsburg W1592
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Althea McNish
designed c. 1958, made 1959–c. 1970s
Screen printed cotton
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