id: 108887
accession number: 1926.557
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.557
updated: 2023-12-07 13:47:29.180000
Elephants, 1924. Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953), Bianchini-Férier (French, Lyon, est. 1888). Patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk; overall: 241.3 x 96.5 cm (95 x 38 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.557 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
title: Elephants
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creation date: 1924
creation date earliest: 1924
creation date latest: 1924
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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culture: France, 20th century
technique: patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk
department: Textiles
collection: Textiles
type: Textile
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CREATORS
* Raoul Dufy (French, 1877–1953) - designed by
* Bianchini-Férier (French, Lyon, est. 1888) - manufacturer
French textile manufactory, active from 1888.
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measurements: Overall: 241.3 x 96.5 cm (95 x 38 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art Deco
opening date: 1971-06-06T04:00:00
Art Deco. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 1, 1971).
title: Transitions: 19th and Early 20th Century French and English Textiles
opening date: 1986-06-03T04:00:00
Transitions: 19th and Early 20th Century French and English Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 3-November 16, 1986).
title: The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s
opening date: 2017-04-07T00:00:00
The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (April 7-August 20, 2017); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30, 2017-January 14, 2018).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art, Paris, 1925.
Art Deco, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (June 6-August 1, 1971).
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
American Association of Museums. A Selected Collection of Objects from the International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art at Paris 1925. [Washington, D.C.]: [American Association of Museums?], 1925.
page number: p. 1, no. 6
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Schwartz, P. R., and R. de Micheaux. A Century of French Fabrics, 1850-1950. Leigh-on-Sea [England]: F. Lewis, 1964.
page number: pl. 47
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Musée historique des tissus de Lyon, Jean-Michel Tuchscherer, and Takahiko Sano. Etoffes merveilleuses du Musée Historique des Tissus, Lyon. [Tokyo]: Gakken, 1976.
page number: p. 148
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Arts Council of Great Britain, and Hayward Gallery. Raoul Dufy: Paintings, Drawings, Illustrated Books, Mural Decorations, Aubusson Tapestries, Fabric Designs and Fabrics for Bianchini-Ferier, Paul Poiret Dresses, Ceramics, Posters, Theatre Designs : [Exhibition] Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery. London: The Council, 1983.
page number: pl. 391
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Coffin, Sarah, Stephen Harrison, and Emily Marshall Orr. The jazz age: American style in the 1920s. 2017.
page number: Reproduced: fig. 281,p. 230
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