Portière
<p>Chicago architect George W. Maher was one of many Americans who embraced the English Arts and Crafts movement, incorporating into his residential designs an emphasis on simplicity, natural forms, and respect for materials. This silk and cotton <em>Portière</em> hung over a doorway in Maher's James A. Patten house in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1901. The highly stylized and linear thistle motif created for this panel and other elements of the Patten house by Maher and designer Louis J. Millet helped achieve the decorative rhythm and unity that Maher believed was essential to the successful design of any residence.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1901
- Dimensions
- 204.1 × 119 cm (80 3/8 × 46 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- George Washington Maher
Artist
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- George Washington Maher
- Year
- 1901
- Dimensions
- 204.1 × 119 cm (80 3/8 × 46 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1901-131903
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified
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