Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
ca. 1837
1953.197
Wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Manhattan
Title
Manhattan
Object name
Yardage
Date
1930
Medium
Silk shantung
Dimensions
Overall: 54 x 35 1/4 in. ( 137.2 x 89.5 cm )
Description
Screen-printed green silk shantung with an all over design showing city scenes in black ink: the Aquarium, Statue of Liberty, telephone operators, ships entering the port, city streets, skyscrapers, etc.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
1945.82
Marks
printed: along selvage: "Manhattan designed by Ruth Reeves"
Gallery Label
Designed by Ruth Reeves (1892-1966), the textile "Manhattan" was part of a series commissioned by the W. & J. Sloane Company in 1930. The series was exhibited later that year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition, "Decorative Metal Work and Cotton Textiles." Reeves's designs ranged from the abstract to more realistic scenes of contemporary life and reflected her interest in the urban landscape of soaring skyscrapers, expansion bridges, and sophisticated citizens.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
