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Optical Check

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Circles of checkerboard in a larger optical grid. Gray on black. The Minafoam creates a textured surface.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
David Jamison, (born 1949)
Maker
Jamison Print Ltd.
Date
1990
Credit Line
PURCHASE: BASF and Textile deaccession Fund
Medium
Medium: viscose Technique: 7&1 satin weave; printed using Minafoam
Dimensions
Warp x Weft: 321 x 111 cm (10 ft. 6 3/8 in. x 43 11/16 in.)
Repeat H x W: 41 x 30.5 cm (16 1/8 in. x 12 in.)
Type
printed, dyed & painted textiles
Object Name
Textile
Type
Textile
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