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'Oh promised land-oh, sweet freedom'

Wallpaper
ca. 1968 (made)
Artist/Maker
Jack Denst Designs Inc. (manufacturer)
Denst, Jack R. (designer)
Place of origin
Chicago (made)

Portion of 'Oh promised land-oh, sweet freedom' wallpaper; Colour screen print on paper; Signed J.R.D..

Object details

Categories
Wall Coverings
Prints
Designs
Object type
Wallpaper
Title'Oh promised land-oh, sweet freedom' (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Colour screen print, on paper
Paper
Colour Screen Print
Brief description
Portion of 'Oh promised land-oh, sweet freedom' wallpaper; 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 'Oh promised land-oh, sweet freedom' wallpaper; Colour screen print on paper; Signed J.R.D..
Dimensions
  • Portion height: 150.5cm
  • Portion width: 65.5cm
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
J.R.D (Signed.)
Credit line
Given by Jack Denst Designs Inc
Object history
Given by Jack Denst Designs Inc.
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
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.782-1968

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Record createdApril 28, 2009
Record URL
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