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I wish to fly

Wallpaper
ca. 1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portion of 'I wish to fly' wallpaper, birds with dark-green and bright-blue feathers, on a yellow and green ground; Colour screen print on paper; Signed within the design Jack Denst.

Object details

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Object type
TitleI wish to fly (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print, on paper
Brief description
Portion of 'I wish to fly' wallpaper, birds with dark-green and bright-blue feathers, on a yellow and green ground; Designed by Jack R. Denst; Colour screen print, on paper; Produced by Jack Denst Designs Inc., Chicago, D.S.A.; United States of America; ca.1968.
Physical description
Portion of 'I wish to fly' wallpaper, birds with dark-green and bright-blue feathers, on a yellow and green ground; Colour screen print on paper; Signed within the design Jack Denst.
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 75.8cm
  • Portion width: 45.6cm
Dimensions from: Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Jack Denst (Signed within the design.)
  • UP TRIM MATCH / COLOR No.1 No.2 No.3 TRIM (Lettered along selvages.)
Credit line
Given by Jack Denst Designs Inc
Object history
Given by Jack Denst Designs Inc.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982.
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Accession number
E.781-1968

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Record createdApril 28, 2009
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