Furnishing Fabric
1956 (designed)
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The Irish-born artist who created the design for this fabric, Louis le Brocquy, was entirely self-taught. Having studied paintings in various institutions, including the National Gallery in London, le Brocquy went on to produce a challenging body of work with manifest sensitivity to the turbulent political climate in post-war Britain. Le Brocquy's textile designs were similarly progressive. The severe forms and stark contrast in colours employed in his designs are visually unsettling and recall le Brocquy's most famous work, a depiction of domestic isolation entitled A Family, which was painted in 1951 and is now in the National Gallery of Ireland.
Le Brocquy executed this design for David Whitehead Ltd., a leading manufacturer of furnishing fabrics, based in Lancashire. The company engaged avant-garde designers to produce furnishings with a modern 'look', throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The design on this fabric was created by mechanised screen-printing, then a comparatively new technology that reduced costs considerably for the manufacturer.
Le Brocquy executed this design for David Whitehead Ltd., a leading manufacturer of furnishing fabrics, based in Lancashire. The company engaged avant-garde designers to produce furnishings with a modern 'look', throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The design on this fabric was created by mechanised screen-printing, then a comparatively new technology that reduced costs considerably for the manufacturer.
Object details
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Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Screen-printed cotton |
Brief description | Furnishing fabric in screen-printed cotton, designed by Louis Le Brocquy for David Whitehead & Sons Ltd., Great Britain, 1956 |
Physical description | Furnishing fabric in screen-printed cotton in orange, purple and yellow on a white ground. |
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Marks and inscriptions | A DAVID WHITEHEAD FABRIC designed by LOUIS LE BROCQUY' (Printed on the selvedge) |
Credit line | Given by David Whitehead & Sons Ltd. |
Subject depicted | |
Summary | The Irish-born artist who created the design for this fabric, Louis le Brocquy, was entirely self-taught. Having studied paintings in various institutions, including the National Gallery in London, le Brocquy went on to produce a challenging body of work with manifest sensitivity to the turbulent political climate in post-war Britain. Le Brocquy's textile designs were similarly progressive. The severe forms and stark contrast in colours employed in his designs are visually unsettling and recall le Brocquy's most famous work, a depiction of domestic isolation entitled A Family, which was painted in 1951 and is now in the National Gallery of Ireland. Le Brocquy executed this design for David Whitehead Ltd., a leading manufacturer of furnishing fabrics, based in Lancashire. The company engaged avant-garde designers to produce furnishings with a modern 'look', throughout the 1950s and 1960s. The design on this fabric was created by mechanised screen-printing, then a comparatively new technology that reduced costs considerably for the manufacturer. |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.7-1957 |
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Record created | March 7, 2007 |
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