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Elza Sunderland
Textile Design, 'By the Sea'circa 1949

Not on view
Printed textile or paper with an allover repeat pattern of coral and tan beach parasols seen from above, interspersed with figures of women in swimsuits in various diving and floating poses on a robin's-egg blue ground, with white wave lines and the repeated phrase "BY THE BEAUTIFUL SEA"

Elza Sunderland, Textile Design, 'By the Sea', circa 1949, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Elza Sunderland Textile Design Collections, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Elza Sunderland
Hungary, active United States, California, Los Angeles, 1903-1991
Title
Textile Design, 'By the Sea'
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
circa 1949
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Composition: 12 7/16 x 16 7/8 in. (31.59 x 42.86 cm); Sheet: 22 15/16 x 28 7/8 in. (58.26 x 73.34 cm)
Credit Line
Elza Sunderland Textile Design Collections
Accession Number
M.85.175.297
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Casey Sunderland