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Scenic Paper, The Colonnade
This is a Scenic paper. It was produced by George J. Hunken. It is dated 1937–42 and we acquired it in 2005. Its medium is screen printed and airbrushed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.
Colonnade is a good example of a mid-20th-century scenic wallpaper. Designed in the historic style, it contains a classic landscape scene with architectural monuments placed throughout. This paper was produced by the George J. Hunken Company, which operated from 1912 to 1956 in Brooklyn, New York. Hunken produced a wide range of scenic papers as well as repeating patterns, and began printing scenics as early as 1931. One characteristic feature of Hunken papers is the combination of screenprinting with airbrushing. This unusual and rare combination of techniques was used on many—if not all—of the Hunken scenics.
Manufacturers began screenprinting wallpaper around 1930. It has since become a major production technique. Because of the popularity of scenics in the mid-20th century and the prominence of screenprinting, it is important to represent papers with this combination of techniques in the museum’s collection. Colonnade would be the first example of a screenprinted scenic acquired by the museum.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Innovative Printers in Brooklyn.
This object was
donated by
Priscilla E. Muller.
It is credited Gift of Priscilla E. Muller.
- Drawing, Panel of Arabesques for the Hôtel de Salm, Paris
- pen and black ink, brush and gouache, black chalk on toned paper, lined.
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1911-28-219
- Frieze (France)
- block-printed and stenciled on machine-made paper.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1931-45-80
Its dimensions are
Overall (Per panel): 365.8 x 76.2 cm (12 ft. x 30 in.)
Cite this object as
Scenic Paper, The Colonnade; Produced by George J. Hunken; USA; screen printed and airbrushed on paper; Overall (Per panel): 365.8 x 76.2 cm (12 ft. x 30 in.); Gift of Priscilla E. Muller; 2005-25-2-a/f
