Artworks · Dorothy Liebes

Sample (Window Blind)

1971 · Rayon, metallic foil encased in synthetic film, and plastic, plain weave

20.9 × 30.5 cm (8 1/4 × 12 in.) Repeat: 24.8 × .5 cm (9 3/4 × 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1970 · Acrylic and metal foil laminated in polyester film, plain weave self-patterned by areas of main warp and ground weft floats; open work

24 × 23.6 cm (9 3/8 × 9 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1967 · Acrylic, wool, nylon, and metallic foil encased in synthetic film, twill weave

29.1 × 22.9 cm (11 7/16 × 9 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1967 · Wool, twill weave

26 × 23.4 cm (10 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1966 · Wool, nylon and acrylic, twill weave

27.3 × 15.5 cm (10 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1966 · Wool and nylon, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts

25.1 × 21.5 cm (9 7/8 × 8 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1966 · Wool and acrylic, twill weave

31.5 × 23.2 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/8 in.); Repeat: 16.5 × 7.6 cm (6 1/2 × 3 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1965 · Acrylic and nylon, plain weave

31.1 × 24.8 cm (12 1/4 × 9 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1965 · Wool and nylon, plain weave

28.6 × 23.8 cm (11 1/4 × 9 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1965 · Wool, twill weave

27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1965 · Wool, nylon, and acrylic plain weave with supplementary self-patterning by main warps and ground wefts

28.6 × 23.2 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1965 · Wool, acrylic and nylon, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts

14.9 × 27.1 cm (5 7/8 × 10 5/8 in.); Repeat: 2.6 × 2.7 cm (1 × 1 in.)

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Panel

1965 · Cotton, wool and rayon, plain weave derived float weave

377.2 × 137.6 cm (148 1/2 × 54 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1964 · Acrylic and metallized polyester film with black coating

30.2 × 22.2 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1964 · Linen, acrylic, metal foil laminated in polyester film, and polyester, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts

26.1 × 22.4 cm (10 1/4 × 8 7/8 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1964 · Wool, twill weave

28.7 × 22.8 cm (11 1/4 × 9 in.); Repeat: 6 × 3.9 cm (2 3/8 × 1 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1964 · Wool, twill weave

18.7 × 15.3 cm (7 3/8 × 6 in.)

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Sample (Dress Fabric)

1963 · Wool and nylon, twill weave and bands of plain weaves

20.3 × 19.4 cm (8 × 7 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1962 · Nylon, plain weave

16.2 × 16.2 cm (6 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

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Photograph Album V

1961 · Mixed media

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1960 · Cellulose fibers in cellulose film, cellulose film, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and wool, plain weave

10.7 × 17 cm (4 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1959 · Cotton, rayon, and linen and cellulose film, plain weave

14.6 × 17.8 cm (5 3/4 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1958 · Cotton, rayon, nylon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave

20 × 21.2 cm (7 7/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Window Blind)

1958 · Silk, cotton, metallic strip encased in synthetic film, and metal, plain weave

15.2 × 20 cm (6 × 7 7/8 in.) Weft repeat: 1.5 cm (5/8 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1958 · Cotton, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, wool, cellulose film, and synthetic fiber, twill weave

17.8 × 18.5 cm (7 × 7 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1958 · Vicose-rayon and wool, cotton, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, nylon cellulose film, and cellulose fibers in cellulose film, plain weave, paired warps

18.9 × 17.7 cm (7 3/8 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1958 · Rayon, cellulose film, cotton, and cellulose fibers, plain weave

17 × 20 cm (6 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.) Repeat: .8 × .9 cm (3/8 × 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1957 · Linen, metal foil laminated in polyester film, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, rayon, and metallized polyester film laminated in polyester film, plain weave

14.3 × 25.4 cm (5 5/8 × 10 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1957 · Viscose-rayon, silk, nylon and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, cotton, nylon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and wool, plain weave

16.1 × 12.4 cm (6 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1957 · Linen and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave

23.5 × 15.5 cm (9 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1957 · Cotton, nylon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose film, float weave based on plain alternation

16.7 × 17.9 cm (6 9/16 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1957 · Paper and cellulose film, plain weave with paired warps

17.2 × 18.4 cm (6 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1957 · Viscose-rayon, cotton, cellulose film, and linen, plain weave

18.2 × 13.2 cm (7 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1957 · Cellulose fibers in cellulose film, polyvinylchloride film, nylon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film

12.4 × 16.8 cm (4 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1957 · Cellulose film, viscose-rayon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, twill weave

14.1 × 18.2 cm (5 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1957 · Cotton, synthetic strip, meatl foil laminated in cellulose acetate and metallized polyester film, plain weave with paired warps

20.7 × 17.7 cm (8 1/2 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1956 · Nylon polyamide (three different forms), cotton, linen, cellulose film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film

15.1 × 16.5 cm (6 × 6 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Window Blind)

1956 · Cotton, silk, rayon, jute, bamboo, and metallic strip encased in synthetic film, plain weave

20 × 33.2 cm (7 7/8 × 13 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1955 · Rayon, cotton, wool, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal-strip-wrapped cotton, weft bands of plain weave; plain weave with paired wefts; and twill weave

24.9 × 23 cm (9 3/4 × 9 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1955 · Silk, rayon, cotton, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film wrapped cotton, plain weave

22.5 × 18.1 cm (8 7/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1955 · Cotton, rayon, and nylon, combined twill weaves

18.6 × 17.8 cm (7 5/16 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1955 · Cellulose film, silk, viscose-rayon, cotton, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave self-patterned by ground weft floats

18.1 × 19.6 cm (7 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1955 · Cellulose fibers in cellulose film, cotton, metal foil laminated in cellulose film, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, silk, cellulose film, and cellulose fibers, plain weave

18 × 14.6 cm (7 × 5 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1955 · Viscose-rayon, cotton, cellulose file, synthetic cellulose fiber, wool and, ramie, plain weave

14.5 × 17.7 cm (5 3/4 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1954 · Cotton, silk, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, twill weave

16.8 × 17.1 cm (6 5/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Photograph Album

1954 · Mixed media

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Photograph Album III

1954 · Mixed media

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1954 · Silk, and cotton, twill weave

16.2 × 16.2 cm (6 3/8 × 6 3/8 in.)

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