Ruth Adler Schnee
Title
Ruth Adler Schnee
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
September 21, 2020
Rights Holder
Lawrence Technological University
Alternative Title or Name
Collection
Creator
Schnee, Ruth Adler, 1923-
Cranbrook Museum of Art
Creator2
Aluzzo, Adrienne (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
textiles (visual works)
Date
1947-1956
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Bloomfield Hills (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
textile design
Description
View of collection of screen-printed fabrics designed by Ruth Adler Schnee. These pieces were 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. "Schnee activates her textile designs with organic and geometric forms that appear to undulate and interact with each other. Her work, which resonates with the simple geometric patterns created by postwar Scandinavian designers and the biomorphic shapes of abstract expressionist painting, won awards from the Museum of Modern Art and the American Institute of Decorators."--Ellen M. Dodington from Cranbrook Art Museum: 100 Treasures. Typed on placards: Lazy Leaves, 1953. Screen-printed undyed linen, custom colorway; Central Park South, originally designed 1953, reproduced c. 1992. Screen-printed white “dreamspun” batiste, black; Loopholes, c. 1949. Screen-printed undyed linen, custom colorway; Lamplights, 1950. Screen-printed linen, custom colorway; Slits and Slats, 1947. Screen-printed bleached linen, tan and gray; Plaid, 1956. Screen-printed Belgian linen, mustard and khaki; Wireworks, 1950. Screen-printed taupe cenini processed cotton and mohair blend, white; Nosegay, 1953. Screen-printed caramel “dreamspun” batiste, black; Construction, 1950. Screen-printed bleached linen, cobalt and mushroom; Pebbles, 1949. Screen-printed bleached linen, ochre and navy; Slits and Slats, 1947. Screen-printed pebble weave, custom colorway; Pits and Pods, 1947. Screen-printed cotton and mohair blend, custom colorway; Busy Bye Ways Echo, 1948. Screen-printed sheerlin linen, pink and brown; Batik, 1947. Screen-printed bleached linen, eggplant and purple; Strings and Things, 1954. Screen-printed linen, custom colorway.
Material/Medium
linen (material)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
RAS-007
- Date Added
- September 21, 2020
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- fabric, Modern, textiles
- Citation
- “Ruth Adler Schnee,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/18075.