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1952

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1991

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Sidewall, Teen Time

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by Ronkonkoma Wall Paper Corporation and Muralia. It is dated 1952 and we acquired it in 1991. Its medium is machine-printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

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

Its dimensions are

H x W: 66 × 56 cm (26 in. × 22 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Printed on selvage: "RUN I, MURALIA"

Cite this object as

Sidewall, Teen Time; Manufactured by Ronkonkoma Wall Paper Corporation, Muralia; USA; machine-printed on paper; H x W: 66 × 56 cm (26 in. × 22 1/16 in.); Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz; 1991-89-170

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Kitsch to Corbusier: Wallpapers from the 1950s.

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