id:			108887
accession number:	1926.557
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.557
updated:		2025-02-08 23:46:24.570000

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
	<i>Art Deco</i>. 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
	<i>Transitions: 19th and Early 20th Century French and English Textiles</i>. 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
	<i>The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s</i>. 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

* {'description': 'International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art, Paris, 1925.', 'opening_date': '1925-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Art Deco, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (June 6-August 1, 1971).', 'opening_date': '1971-06-06T00:00:00'}

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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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