Artworks · Robert D. Sailors

Wood Would if Spaced in Space

1994 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, wood, rayon, and plant material, plain weave

31.8 × 13.5 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Green Godess)

1993 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, mohair, and nylon bouclé, plain weave

23 × 13.2 cm (9 × 5 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Chinese New Year)

1993 · Silk, silvered-metal wire, and cotton bouclé, raffia, nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, and metallized-polyester-film-wrapped cotton and metal-foil-laminated-in-cellulose-acetate film, plain weave with warp fringe

30.2 × 13.2 cm (11 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

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Sample (UP 149D#1)

1993 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, wool, rayon, and cellulose acetate, plain weave; open work

17.1 × 13.4 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Christmas Snow Drifts) (DR. 149F#1)

1993 · Rayon, nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, and cotton chenille, plain weave; open work

12.9 × 13.8 cm (5 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Gold/Black-White Horse) (UP.149A#3)

1993 · Gilt-metal foil, horse-hide fur, and nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, plain weave

7.8 × 12.8 cm (7 × 5 in.)

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Iridescent Open Squares (Dr 148Y#1)

1993 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, and possibly mohair and nylon bouclé, plain weave; open work

18.3 × 13.7 cm (7 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.) Repeat: 3.4 × 3.2 cm (1 3/8 × 1 1/4 in.)

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Golden Sands (Up 149B#1)

1993 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, braided sea grass, bamboo, and mahogany wood slat, plain weave

34.6 × 13.2 cm (13 5/8 × 5 1/4 in.) Repeat: 7.0 × 1.6 cm (2 3/4 × 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Blue Gulf )(Up 148Z#1)

1993 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, cotton, and vinyl, plain weave

21.6 × 13 cm (8 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.) Warp repeat: 5.1 cm (2 in.)

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Gold/Nylon White (Upholstery Fabric)

1993 · Metal-foil-laminated-in-cellulose-acetate film, nylon, wool, and nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, plain weave

19 × 12.8 cm (7 1/2 × 5 in.) Repeat: 1.2 × 1.6 cm (1/2 × 5/8 in.)

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Gold/Purple Deer (Upholstery Sample)

1993 · Gilt-metal foil, deer skin, and nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, plain weave

17.5 × 12.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.) Repeat: 1.5 × 1.8 cm (5/8 × 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Gold/Sea Grass Dark Tan) (UP.149A#4)

1993 · Gilt-metal foil, sea grass, and nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, plain weave

9.0 × 12.6 cm (7 1/2 × 5 in.) repeat: 2.0 × 1.8 cm (3/4 × 3/4 in.)

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Gold/Blue Gulf (Up 149A#1)

1993 · Gilt-metal strip and nylon wrapped metallized polyester film, plain weave

21.4 × 11.2 cm (8 1/2 × 4 3/8 in.) Repeat: 2.2-2.6 × 1.8 cm (7/8-1 × 3/4 in.)

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Rachel (Upholstery Fabric)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-polyester film and raffia, plain weave

16.8 × 13 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Gold Puff Squares) (Dr 148 x #4/#5 with off white loop)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-mohair bouclé; nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, plain weave

13.9 × 17.7 cm (5 1/2 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Rose Sachet) (UP. 148U#6/#10/#17 with #20 & #80 raffia)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film and raffia, plain weave

17.4 × 12.9 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Upholstery Fabric)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, silk, cotton, cotton chenille, and wool (mohair) and silk bouclé, plain weave; open work

16.8 × 12.8 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Ladders) (UP148 S#1/#17)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film and raffia, plain weave

17.2 × 13.2 cm (6 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.) Repeat: 2.0 × .6 cm (3/4 × 1/4 in.)

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Gold Coast Africa (Upholstery Fabric)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film and raffia, plain weave

18.2 × 12.7 cm (7 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.) Repeat: .5 × .8 mm (1/4 × 3/8 in.)

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Inch Square...More or Less (Upholstery Fabric)

1992 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film, raffia, cellulose acetate, and wool, plain weave

17.5 × 13.2 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/8 in.) Repeat: 4.2 × 3.8 cm (1 5/8 × 1 1/2 in.)

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Red Doors

1990 · Nylon-wrapped-metallized-polyester film and wool, plain weave; open work

332.8 × 26.8 cm (131 × 10 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Hanging)

1990 · Nylon, metalized polyester film, acrylic, wool, rayon, bamboo, and possibly cork; plain weave; open warp

33 × 10.4 cm (13 × 4 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Hanging)

1990 · Nylon, cellulose film (coated), cellulose acetate, fiberglass, juste, bamboo, and metal; plain weave; open warp

49.8 × 18 cm (19 5/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Hanging)

1990 · Synthetic, wood, and bamboo, plain weave

62.3 × 12 cm (24 1/2 × 4 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Hanging)

1990 · Wool (probably mohair), nylon, and bamboo acrylic sheet, plain weave; open warp

29.8 × 10.7 cm (11 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

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Hanging (Prototype)

1974 · Cotton, rayon, wool, nylon, and silk; wool, rayon, cotton, and acetate bouclé; and rayon and cotton chenille; plain weave open work

42.3 × 91.9 cm (16 3/4 × 36 1/8 in.)

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Curtain Panel

1965 · Cotton, linen, cotton chenille, and cotton and rayon bouclé, weft band plain weave with supplementary discontinuous patterning warps

299.9 × 131.4 cm (118 1/8 × 51 3/4 in.) Weft repeat: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)

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Panel

1965 · Cotton and rayon bouclé yarns, float weave

95.6 × 128.8 cm (37 3/4 × 50 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Up 147 Q #2)

1963 · Rayon, plain weave

18 × 19 cm (7 × 7 1/2 in.); Repeat: 3.1 × 1.4 cm (1 3/8 × 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Dr 130 H #1)

1963 · Rayon, jute, and wool, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts

15 × 16.8 cm (5 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)

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Sample (Dr 120 X #1)

1962 · Rayon, nylon, cotton, and mohair, plain weave

21 × 17 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Dr 147 G #3)

1962 · Wool, nylon, rayon, and metallic foil encased in polyester film, plain weave

15.8 × 15.8 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Up 147 Q #1)

1962 · Rayon, plain weave

17.8 × 15.7 cm (7 × 6 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Up 102 R #5)

1962 · Cotton, rayon, metallic foil encased in polyester film, wool, and linen, broken twill weave

19.4 × 26.1 cm (7 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Dr 136 D #1)

1962 · Cotton, polyester, rayon, and metallic foil encased in cellulose acetate film, plain weave

19.7 × 17.7 cm (7 3/4 × 7 in.) Width repeat: 1.3-1.7 cm (1/2-5/8 in.)

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Panel (Dr 8 #7)

1960 · Cotton, rayon, wool, acetate, some bouclé, some chenille, and acetate-film-laminated-metal-foil, broken twill weave

78.0 × 72.5 cm (30 3/4 × 28 5/8 in.) Repeat: 1.5 × 11.0 cm (1/2 × 4 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Up 199 Y #2)

1960 · Naugahyde, acrylic, and rayon, plain weave

18.7 × 14.3 cm (7 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Repeat: 3.1 × 0.8 cm (1 3/8 × 3/8 in.)

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Sample (Dr 141 D #1)

1960 · Bamboo, cotton, rayon, acetate, nylon, and wool, plain weave

23.5 × 28.4 cm (9 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.)

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Sample (Dr 120 Z #2)

1960 · Leather, cotton, rayon, bamboo, and wood, plain weave

16.5 × 18.4 cm (6 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Dr 120 Z #1)

1960 · Polyester, jute, rayon and bamboo; cotton chenille and wool bouclé; glass beads, bands of plain gauze weave and of plain weave

15 × 16.7 cm (6 × 6 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Up 105 Y #1, for Wallcovering)

1960 · Naugahyde, metallic foil encased in polyester film, and cotton, plain weave

20.3 × 18.3 cm (8 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Dr 120 Z #1)

1960 · Polyester, bamboo, cotton chenille, wool bouclé, and wooden beads, bands of alternating gauze weave and of plain weave

18.4 × 18.9 cm (7 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.)

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Sample (Dr 120 Y #3)

1960 · Cotton, jute, naugahyde, rayon and bamboo; wool and rayon bouclé, cotton and polyester chenille, plain weave

17.4 × 17.8 cm (6 7/8 × 7 in.)

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Sample (Dr 120 Y #2)

1960 · Rayon, wool, jute, cotton, polyester, and naugahyde, plain weave

17.8 × 18.3 cm (7 × 7 1/4 in.)

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Sample (Dr 90 S #1)

1957 · Rayon, wool, and cotton, broken twill weave

14.5 × 14.5 cm (5 5/8 × 5 5/8 in.)

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Sample (Dr 119 S #1)

1956 · Wool, cotton, rayon, and metallic foil encased in polyester film, plain weave

15.9 × 16.2 cm (6 1/4 × 6 3/8 in.) Width repeat: 2 cm (3/4 in.)

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Sample (Up 146 Q #1)

1955 · Cotton, wool, acrylic, silk, linen, polyester, rayon, and nylon, plain weave

16.7 × 20.1 cm (6 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Repeat: W.: 2 cm (3/4 in.)

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Sample (Dr 90 T #1)

1955 · Fiberglass, wool, cotton, hemp, and rayon, plain weave

24 × 14.2 cm (9 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.)

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