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Kier

Furnishing Fabric
1954 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In 1949, Liberty launched Young Liberty's, a diffusion line that would focus upon the production of contemporary furnishing fabrics. Several prominent textile designers produced prints for the brand, including Terence Conran, Jacqueline Groag and Lucienne Day; however Robert Stewart's contribution proved particularly significant. His trademark designs for Liberty often featured figurative, folkloric motifs, deftly executed in an ebullient style.

Kier, with its combination of fruit motifs set within a textural, geometric composition and rendered in a vibrant colour palette of olive green, petrol blue and pale pink, showcases Stewart's strong design identity. Robert Stewart held the position of Head of Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art from 1949 to1978.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKier (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
screen printed linen
Brief description
printed, 1954, British; Stewart, Robert for Liberty. "Kier"
Physical description
Screen printed linen furnishing fabric featuring groups of three fruit motifs in horizontal bands set within a textural geometric composition rendered in a colour palette of olive green, petrol blue and pale pink.
Production typeMass produced
Summary
In 1949, Liberty launched Young Liberty's, a diffusion line that would focus upon the production of contemporary furnishing fabrics. Several prominent textile designers produced prints for the brand, including Terence Conran, Jacqueline Groag and Lucienne Day; however Robert Stewart's contribution proved particularly significant. His trademark designs for Liberty often featured figurative, folkloric motifs, deftly executed in an ebullient style.

Kier, with its combination of fruit motifs set within a textural, geometric composition and rendered in a vibrant colour palette of olive green, petrol blue and pale pink, showcases Stewart's strong design identity. Robert Stewart held the position of Head of Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art from 1949 to1978.
Bibliographic reference
Sue Prichard, V&A Pattern: The Fifties. London, V&A Publications, 2009. Plate 32
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.483-1954

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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