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Object Timeline

1930	Work on this object began.
1939	Work on this object ended.
1976	We acquired this object.
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Textile (USA)

This is a Textile. It was made by S. Kahn and student at The Educational Alliance and made for The Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project. It is dated 1930s and we acquired it in 1976. Its medium is cotton and its technique is hand screen printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Estate of Ella Ostrowsky. It is credited Gift of the Estate of Ella Ostrowsky.

RCA Victor Special Phonograph Phonograph

RCA Victor Special Phonograph Phonograph
aluminum, chromium-plated steel, metal, plastic, felt, leather, velvet.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2016-5-11

Drawing, Design for Carpet: Still Life with Musical Instruments, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY

Drawing, Design for Carpet: Still Life with Musical Instruments, Radio City...
brush and gouache, graphite on cream wove paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Deskey.
1975-11-73

Square drawing in gouache with an overall pattern design of what appear to be stylized, elongated guitars (shaped like stretched out figure-8’s) positioned at different angles. Most of the guitar bodies are cream with orange necks/fret boards and cream tuning pegs. A few have cream bodies and necks (no distinguishable fretboards) with orange tuning pegs. The background and the sound holes are chocolate brown. The ends of the guitar necks bend to their right. Some of the guitars are drawn in loose perspective with a part of one side or a bottom visible. The sides are rendered with simple orange accents which against the cream suggests some kind of shadow. There is a sense of musicality to the layout - the relative brightness (cream color) of the flat sinuous guitar shapes facing different directions comprise the main motif and keep the viewer moving throughout the pattern; the contrasting linearity of the necks and the orange accents create a sense of dynamism, and the sets of tiny tuning pegs (3 on each side of the neck) interspersed throughout the pattern are like delicate trills. The instruments seem cartoonish, with not realistic guitar proportions, however their various sizes, shapes, and positions serve to pleasantly fill the space.

Object ID #18640379
brush and gouache, graphite on paper, lined.
Gift of Donald Cameron.
1992-51-55

Our curators have highlighted 1 object that are related to this one.

Carpet For Radio City Music Hall (USA)
wool.
Gift of Mrs. Robert Blasberg in memory of Robert Blasberg.
1987-69-1

Its dimensions are

H x W: 97.8 x 86.4 cm (38 1/2 in. x 34 in.) Repeat: 21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Screen printed on front: Designed by S. Kahn, age 15 Federal Art Project, Instructor J. Rohr, Educational Alliance

Cite this object as

Textile (USA); Student at The Educational Alliance; Made by S. Kahn; Made for The Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (United States); cotton; H x W: 97.8 x 86.4 cm (38 1/2 in. x 34 in.) Repeat: 21 x 21 cm (8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); Gift of the Estate of Ella Ostrowsky; 1976-98-8

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CLVZ/
Accession Number 1976-98-8
Object ID 18491675