Backgammon

Title

Backgammon

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

September 21, 2020

Rights Holder

Lawrence Technological University

Creator

Schnee, Ruth Adler, 1923-
Cranbrook Museum of Art

Creator2

Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

textiles (visual works)

Date

1951-1953

Work Location

Michigan (state)
Bloomfield Hills (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Modern (style or period)

Subject

textile design
draperies (curtains)

Description

View of drapery fabric entitled, "Backgammon" designed by Ruth Adler Schnee and screen printed by Edward Schnee. This piece was part of an exhibition entitled, "Ruth Adler Schnee: Modern Designs for Living," held at the Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, MI, December 14, 2019 - March 15, 2020. "With their clean, delineated abstract shapes set against mostly white backgrounds, Ruth Adler Schnee’s midcentury archival textiles are among the purest examples of modernist design. The award-winning designs represented a fresh direction in textiles upon their introduction to the market in 1948 and a welcome respite in interior planning after the challenges of the war years,"--Ruth Adler Schnee 2015 Kresge Eminent Artist (Kresge.org)

Material/Medium

cotton (fiber)
mohair

Measurements

32 ¾ x 51 ⅞ inches

Reproduction Type

jpeg

ID Number

RAS-001

Files

RAS-001.JPEG
Date Added
September 21, 2020
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Backgammon,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/18069.