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Viola Gråsten
'Masker'before 1957

Not on view
Printed textile panel with an allover grid of stylized mask-like faces in cobalt blue, mustard yellow, dark brown, and off-white, each cell edged with zigzag triangular borders

Viola Gråsten, Nordiska Kompaniet's Textilkammare, 'Masker', before 1957, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Costume Council Fund and Decorative Arts and Design Council Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Viola Gråsten
born Finland, active Sweden, 1910-1994
Manufacturer
Nordiska Kompaniet's Textilkammare
Sweden, Stockholm
Title
'Masker'
Date Made
before 1957
Medium
Linen plain weave, screenprinted
Dimensions
86 1/2 × 48 in. (219.71 × 121.92 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund and Decorative Arts and Design Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2017.170.2
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Tigerman, Bobbye, and Monica Obniski. Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890-1980. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2020.
Copyright
© Viola Gråsten

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