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Elza Sunderland
Textile Design of Ancient Egyptian Figures and Motifs1946

On view:
BCAM 2nd Floor, Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity
Linocut or woodcut print with four horizontal bands of teal-and-cream Egyptian-style figures, hieroglyphs, birds, and vessels on pale aqua paper

Elza Sunderland, Textile Design of Ancient Egyptian Figures and Motifs, 1946, 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 of Ancient Egyptian Figures and Motifs
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
1946
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
Composition: 18 x 14 in. (45.72 x 35.56 cm); Sheet: 23 x 29 in. (58.42 x 73.66 cm)
Credit Line
Elza Sunderland Textile Design Collections
Accession Number
M.85.175.313
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Hansen, Michaela. Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, 2026.
Copyright
© Casey Sunderland