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Object Timeline

1938	Work on this object began.
1958	Work on this object ended.
1991	We acquired this object.
1993	We photographed this object.
2001	We exhibited this object.
2014	We photographed this object. This was an Object of the Day.
2024	You found it!

Sidewall (USA)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co.. It is dated 1938–58 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

This mid-century paper contains a single repeating landscape view with a deep perspective showing a river flowing through a peaceful, undisturbed forested area. The deep shades of green, reflected in both the water and the sky, create a monochromatic palette that softens the view. The meandering river and distant mountain beckon one to enter this forest and explore.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Scenic Wallpaper and the City.

This object was donated by Suzanne Lipschutz. It is credited Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz.

On a bright yellow background are six repeating historic scenes of human activity in black and white. Scrolling down, from left to right, three figures are playing with a basketball as a basket hangs from a tree branch. The next image are male and female figures dancing to the backdrop of a triumphant arch and a boom box on the left of the male. On the left is an image of a figure in a dress, jumping over a tree truck lying on the road being chased by horses. On the right, is an image of a seated picnic with a focus on a well dressed women being served, sitting next to a tree. Below this are seated women getting her hair braided while a woman holding a mirror sits under a tree and three young girls skip rope.

Sidewall, Harlem Toile de Jouy
screen printed on paper.
Gift of Studio Printworks.
2007-42-1

Its dimensions are

106.7 x 49 cm (42 x 19 5/16 in. )

It is inscribed

Printed on selvage: "JOIN HERE, U.W.P.C. OF N.A. UNION MADE MADE IN U.S.A."

Cite this object as

Sidewall (USA); Manufactured by J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co.; machine printed on paper; 106.7 x 49 cm (42 x 19 5/16 in. ); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-145

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2Dwkt/
Accession Number 1991-89-145
Object ID 18637689