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Dick Tracy

Object Details

Description
Children's wallpaper with headshots of the Dick Tracy cartoon characters "tacked" onto the background in trompe l'oeil fashion. Printed in bright colors of red, blue, yellow, and black on a white ground.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
Niagara Wall Paper Co., 1916
Designer
Chester Gould
Date
1950
Credit Line
Gift of Suzanne Lipschutz
Medium
Machine-printed paper
Dimensions
H x W: 113.8 x 48.9 cm (44 13/16 x 19 1/4 in.)
Type
Wallcoverings
Object Name
Sidewall
Type
Sidewall
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