Artworks · Dorothy Liebes

Sample (Handbag Material)

1954 · Cellulose film, silk, acetate, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, polyester film, and synthetic film, plain weave

19.2 × 12.8 cm (7 1/2 × 5 in.)

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Sample (Handbag Material)

1954 · Cotton, wool, cellulose, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film

20 × 18.7 cm (7 7/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1953 · Rayon, cotton, wool, silk, linen, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose film, twill weave

21.6 × 16.8 cm (8 1/2 × 6 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Casement Material)

1953 · Rayon, gauze weave

24.9 × 21.9 cm (9 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Casement Material)

1953 · Linen, rayon, metal foil laminated in celllulose acetate film, plain weave

16.5 × 18.1 cm (6 1/2 × 7 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1953 · Acrylic, gauze weave with paired wefts

24.2 × 25.9 cm (9 1/2 × 10 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1953 · Linen, metal foil laminated in polyester film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film; plain weave

15.5 × 17.5 cm (6 1/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Sample (Casement Material)

1953 · Linen, rayon, metal foil laminated in celllulose acetate film, plain weave

20.4 × 22.7 cm (8 × 9 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1952 · Cotton, rayon, acetate, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and silk, plain weave

19.7 × 16.4 cm (7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1952 · Cotton, rayon, wool, acetate and metallic strips encased in synthetic films, twill weave

23.5 × 14 cm (9 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1952 · Cotton, rayon, silk, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, metal foil laminated in cellulose film, and wool, plain weave

18.8 × 19.1 cm (7 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1952 · Cotton, rayon, wool, nylon, silk, and foil; plain weave

13.9 × 22.7 cm (5 1/2 × 9 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1952 · Wool, rayon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film; float weave based on plain weave

15.7 × 14 cm (6 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1952 · Cotton, rayon, and silk; twill weave

30.5 × 19.1 cm (912 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Mexican Stripe (Curtain Fabric)

1952 · Cotton, synthetic fibers and metallic strips, plain and twill weaves

293.5 × 121.9 cm (115 1/2 × 48 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1951 · Silk, rayon, wool, cotton, and metallic foil encased in synthetic film, twill weave with supplementary patterning wefts

21.5 × 17.5 cm (8 1/2 × 6 7/8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1951 · Cotton, rayon, silk, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film wound around cotton and rayon corre, metal strip wound around cotton core, metal rods, metal strips, cellulose acetate film with metal coating, glass beads, and cellulose film, weft bands of plain, twill, and broken twill weaves

18.1 × 21.2 cm (7 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1951 · Cotton, silk, wool, and rayon, plain weave

21.4 × 19.1 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1951 · Cotton, silk, and rayon, plain weave

17.8 × 22.8 cm (7 × 9 in.)

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Panel (Formerly Used as a Curtain)

1950 · Cotton, silk, rayon and metallic strip encased in synthetic film, weft-float faced twill weave with bands of plain weave

395.8 × 130.2 cm (155 3/4 × 51 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1950 · Cotton, metal foil laminated in cellulose film, cellulose film with golden metallic coating, silk, wool, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, combined twill weaves

19.2 × 17.1 cm (7 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1950 · Cotton and rayon, plain weave

20.3 × 20.3 cm (8 × 8 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1950 · Silk, cotton, rayon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, warp-stripe weft band plain weave self-patterned by areas of paired warp

21.2 × 19.2 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1950 · Silk, cotton, and rayon, wool, and metal strips encased in synthetic film, twill weave

23.5 × 18.1 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1950 · Cotton, wool, and rayon, plain weave

13 × 17 cm (5 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1950 · Leather, rayon, cotton, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, bast fibers, plain weave with paired warps

21.3 × 20.3 cm (8 3/8 × 8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1950 · Cotton, rayon, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film; plain weave

20.6 × 22.2 cm (8 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Bench Cover Material)

1950 · Cotton, rayon, silk, leather, linen, and cotton and acetate wrapped with metallic strips encased in synthetic film, twill weave

20.5 × 26 cm (8 1/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Bench Cover Material)

1950 · Leather and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts

16.1 × 20.8 cm (6 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Bench Cover Material)

1950 · Leather and cotton, plain weave

25.4 × 21 cm (10 × 8 1/4 in.); Weft repeat: H.: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)

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Sample (Window Blind)

1950 · Cotton, wool, silk, rayon, sisal, metal strip encased in synthetic film, and PVC strips, plain weave

14.3 × 22.6 cm (5 5/8 × 8 7/8 in.) Repeat: 7.6 × 5.7 cm (3 × 2 1/4 in.)

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Miro (Curtain Fabric)

1950 · Wool, cotton, silk, and synthetic, plain and twill weaves; with uncut loops

289.5 × 128.3 cm (114 × 50 1/2 in.)

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Panel

1950 · Cotton, rayon, silk, and metallic strip encased in synthetic film, twill weave

222.6 × 122.8 cm (87 5/8 × 48 3/8 in.)

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Panel

1950 · Linen, cotton, silk, rayon and metal strip encased in synthetic film, plain weave

284.5 × 152.7 cm (112 × 60 1/8 in.)

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Lattice Loop

1949 · Cotton and metallic foil encased in cellulose acetate butyrate film, twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming uncut pile

341 × 135.2 cm (134 1/4 × 53 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1949 · Cotton, wool, rayon, silk, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, bands of plain and twill weaves

23 × 21 cm (9 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1949 · Cotton, rayon, silk, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, weft-float faced twill weave

19.3 × 18.8 cm (7 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1949 · Cotton, paper strips, rayon, wool, silk, metal foil laminated in cellulose film, and cellulose acetate, combined twill weaves

16.5 × 21.9 cm (6 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1949 · Cotton, linen, rayon, silk, and metallic foils encased in synthetic films; plain weave

15.3 × 17.9 cm (6 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Drapery Fabric)

1949 · Wool, cotton, silk, rayon, and metal laminated in cellulose film, combined twill weaves with bands of plain weave

19.3 × 20.4 cm (7 5/8 × 8 in.)

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Sample (Window Blind)

1949 · Coated paper (?), metal alloys, and various fibers, plain weave; mounted on cardboard

27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1949 · Cotton, jute, and wool, plain weave

20.3 × 20.3 cm (8 × 8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1949 · Cotton, rayon, jute, and wool, self-patterned plain weave

22.8 × 20.3 cm (9 × 8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1949 · Silk, cotton, acetate, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film; twill weave

17.2 × 18 cm (6 3/4 × 7 1/16 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1949 · Silk, cotton, and metal strip laminated in cellulose acetate film and silk, chevron twill weave

19.7 × 16.5 cm (7 3/4 × 6 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Window Blind)

1949 · Various fibers, weaves, and colors; mounted on cardboard

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Sample (Window Blind)

1949 · Various fibers, weaves, and colors; mounted on cardboard

Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Window Blind)

1949 · Various fibers, weaves, and colors; mounted on cardboard

Art Institute of Chicago