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Gabriel Ferro
Folding Fan1926

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Fully open folding fan with printed fabric leaf depicting a seated woman in a red gown releasing ribbons, with French advertising text for Galeries Lafayette; brown wooden sticks below.
Painted folding fan with wooden sticks, depicting a stylized Art Deco half-length figure of a woman with black hair holding a hand mirror, surrounded by gold foliage against a silver and teal background.

Gabriel Ferro, Folding Fan, 1926, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schwartz, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Gabriel Ferro
France, Paris, 1903 - 1981
Title
Folding Fan
Place Made
France
Date Made
1926
Medium
Paper leaf, wood sticks, metal rivet
Dimensions
Length (Overall length): 9 7/8 in. (25.08 cm) Length (Length of guard): 7 1/4 in. (18.42 cm) Depth of leaf: 6 3/8 in. (16.19 cm) Length (Length of stick at shoulder): 9 in. (22.86 cm) Spread: 9 in. (22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schwartz
Accession Number
M.87.166
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles

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