Shingles (Furnishing Fabric)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1944
- Dimensions
- 186.5 × 126.9 cm (73 3/8 × 49 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Angelo Testa
Artist
Printmaking
Angelo Testa was an American textile designer and artist working in the postwar period. Known for his bold, geometric patterns and vibrant color palettes, Testa created printed and woven textiles that merged fine art sensibility with industrial production. His work bridged modernist abstraction and commercial design, establishing him as a significant figure in mid-century American textile innovation.
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Whiskered Rug
1970 · Cotton, plain weave with supplementary wool yarns forming hooked cut and uncut pile; attached wool tassels embellished with plain oblique interlacing, knotting, plaiting, and wrapped with wool, hemp, silk and linen yarns
HMH Custom (Furnishing Fabric)
1969 · Wool, plain weave
Wall Hanging
1965 · Hand-knotted wool
Poco Poco (Furnishing Fabric)
1960 · Linen, plain weave; screen printed
Grosso Box (Furnishing Fabric)
1960 · Linen, plain weave; screen printed
Poco Check (Furnishing Fabric)
1960 · Linen, plain weave; screen printed
Record
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- Angelo Testa
- Year
- 1944
- Dimensions
- 186.5 × 126.9 cm (73 3/8 × 49 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1944-030750
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified