Sidewall. The background consists of small, light green circles with brown borders. The foreground consists of flowers spread throughout. Each flower has leaves with blue borders and yellow centers with little dots at the middle. The flower petals themselves are tan and white.

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Object Timeline

1928	Work on this object began.
1929	Work on this object ended.
2010	We acquired this object. We photographed this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2017	We exhibited this object.
2024	You found it!

Sidewall (France)

This is a sidewall. It was manufactured by J. Grantil Company. It is dated 1928–29 and we acquired it in 2010. Its medium is machine printed on paper. It is a part of the Wallcoverings department.

Large-scale flowers are created by the addition of white highlights on the unprinted paper stock. These sit in stark contrast to the brightly colored foliage and a green-spotted ground, as if viewing a floral garden from above. The mix of motifs rendered in contrasting neutral and strong colors creates a bold graphic.

This object was donated by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz. It is credited Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz.

Sidewall - Sample (USA)
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Dorwin L. Starr.
1985-19-44

Sidewall (France)
machine-printed on paper.
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper-Hewitt Fund.
2000-31-16

Sidewall (France)
machine printed on paper.
Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
2007-1-9

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Screen with white background and abstract shapes. These include scattered black lines, loosely forming triangles whose lines don't quite meet. In between the black lines are various shapes and colors, including curved yellow lines in groups of threes, green partially-cut pie shapes, and dark blue wave-like shapes.

Textile (France)
cotton.
Gift of Mrs. Germaine Little.
1968-110-98

Its dimensions are

H x W: 75 × 47.5 cm (29 1/2 × 18 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Sidewall (France); Manufactured by J. Grantil Company (France); machine printed on paper; H x W: 75 × 47.5 cm (29 1/2 × 18 11/16 in.); Gift of Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz; 2010-31-42

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2EcPK/
Accession Number 2010-31-42
Object ID 18770525