Designed by Paul Thiry (American, 1904–1993)
Produced by L. Anton Maix, Inc. (American, 20th century)
United States, New York, New York
Bear (Furnishing Fabric)
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Designed by Paul Thiry (American, 1904–1993)
Produced by L. Anton Maix, Inc. (American, 20th century)
United States, New York, New York1950-55
Bear (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Paul Thiry (American, 1904–1993) Produced by L. Anton Maix, Inc. (American, 20th century) United States, New York, New York →Modernismmid-century modernprinted textileweaving - printed
Date
1950-55
Medium
Linen, plain weave; screen printed
Dimensions
95.3 × 138.5 cm (37 1/2 × 54 1/2 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 75 cm (29 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment
Paul Thiry was born to French parents in Nome, Alaska. Trained as an architect, he was most active in the state of Washington. His design Bear liberally reinterprets formline images created in Indigenous communities of the Northwest Coast. Although the screen-printed lines are heavy and lack the sinuous elegance achieved by Native artists, they embrace midcentury modern aesthetics that were popular in furnishings during this period. The kinds of formline images that may have inspired this textile appear on this làkt or bentwood box by James Johnson (Tlingit, Ch’áak’Dakl’aweidi Clan).
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