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

ID Number

RAS-007

Files

RAS-007.JPEG
Date Added
September 21, 2020
Collection
LTU Digital Images
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Ruth Adler Schnee,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/18075.