Irma Boom
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
DesignerDutch, born 1960
ManufacturerDutch, established 1875
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
  • from the "Colour—Based on Nature" collection
Datedesigned 2012, made 2018
MediumNon-woven paper
Dimensions354 5/16 × 29 1/2 in. (900 × 75 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in honor of Clinton T. Willour
Object number2018.71
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[matter .of material, Amsterdam, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Contemporary Dutch Design: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 19–November 25, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Selvage: WALLPAPER BASED ON NATURE BY IRMA BOOM
t.e.
THE COLOR DIAGRAMS ARE DERIVED FROM IMAGES FROM 80 UNESCO NATURE SITES IN EVERY CONTINENT

Printed near top of roll: Based on Hawaii Volcanoes National Park \ Date of inscription: 1987 \ Criteria (viii) \ Property: 92934 ha Hawaii \ N19 24 3 W155 725

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Industry
Studio Job
designed 2013, made 2018
Paper top layer and non-woven backing
2018.69
Glasgow Toile
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Digital print on non-woven paper
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Scrapwood Wallpaper
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Digitally printed on double-layered paper with a non-woven backing
2013.285
Antoinette
Barbara Hulanicki
Designed 2009
Flocked non-woven paper
2013.288
Untitled
Richard Stankiewicz
1964
Open bite etching and relief etching with drypoint in black ink on non-woven polyester, edition 17/20
2000.87
detail of pattern
1883–1916
Stenciled, gilt, embossed and varnished paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
84.781
detail of pattern
1875–1899
Stenciled, gilt, embossed and lacquered paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
84.777
detail of pattern
1883–1916
Stenciled, gilt, embossed and laquered paper, mounted on several thicknesses of handmade paper
84.779
Wallpaper Sample
1880–1890
Block-printed and embossed paper and liquid mica
84.765
close-up view of pattern
1890–1916
Block-printed paper
84.763
Wallpaper Sample
19th century
Flocked paper
84.762
Wallpaper Sample
1890–1910
Printed and embossed paper
84.773