Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright / Length of Printed Fabric / 1955

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Creator Name: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Creator Role: Designer
Creator Dates/Places: 1867-1959
Creator Name-CRT: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Creator Name: F. Schumacher and Company
Creator Role: Manufacturer
Creator Name-CRT: Manufactured by F. Schumacher and Company
Title: Length of Printed Fabric
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1955
Creation End Date: 1955
Creation Date: 1955
Object Type: Textiles
Classification Term: Textiles-Painted and Printed
Materials and Techniques: Silk, printed, Fortisan (?)
Dimensions: 88 x 49 3/4 in. (223.5 x 126.4 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 1991.131
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles L. and Jane D. Kaufmann Gift, 1991
Copyright: ? Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Rights: http://www.arsny.com
Context:

Although Wright had always designed the custom interior furnishings for his architectural projects, it was not until 1955 that he designed a large range of commercially available products for the home. In that year he created a furniture line for the Heritage-Henredon Furniture Company and a complementary group of textiles and wallpapers, called the 'Taliesin Line,' for F. Schumacher and Company. These uniquely modern furnishings were priced to be accessible to the average consumer. However, most 'average consumers' were not familiar with Wright's design vocabulary and did not respond favorably to patterns that seemed radical for the time. Neither the furniture nor the fabric and wallpaper were commercial successes. The Museum has been collecting examples of this now-rare fabric since the 1970s. One of the most beautiful of the patterns, shown here in a detail, was Design 104. It was produced in seven different colors (this example is 'wood brown') and cost $6.75 per yard. The abstract modular design of circles and pointed ellipses was based on the floor plans of homes Wright created in the early 1950s for his sons, Robert Llewellyn and David.

AMICA ID: MMA_.1991.131
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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