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Textile, Ecology

This is a Textile. It was designed by Carolyn Ray and company: Carolyn Ray Inc. and made by Heberlein Textildruck AG. It is dated 1987 and we acquired it in 1988. Its medium is cotton and its technique is screen printed on plain weave using fiber reactive dyes. It is a part of the Textiles department.

It is credited Gift of Carolyn Ray Inc..

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 272.4 x 140.3 cm (8 ft. 11 1/4 in. x 55 1/4 in.) selvedge to selvedge Vertical offset repeat H x W: 54.6 x 66.7 cm (21 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

On un-printed strip at left selv.: " "ECOLOGY" c 1987 BY CAROLYN RAY created by Carolyn Ray adapted by Dana Gorner"

Cite this object as

Textile, Ecology; Designed by Carolyn Ray; Company: Carolyn Ray Inc.; Made by Heberlein Textildruck AG (Switzerland); USA; cotton; Warp x Weft: 272.4 x 140.3 cm (8 ft. 11 1/4 in. x 55 1/4 in.) selvedge to selvedge Vertical offset repeat H x W: 54.6 x 66.7 cm (21 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.); Gift of Carolyn Ray Inc.; 1988-91-3

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