Sample prototype for the Alcoa Forecast Rug
Gift of designer, 1985
Catalogue
- Year
- 1956
- Dimensions
- H. 40, W. 9 inches (101.6 x 22.9 cm.)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Marianne Strengell
Artist
Printmaking
Marianne Strengell was an American textile artist and weaver whose practice emerged from the postwar craft revival. Working primarily in handwoven textiles, she developed a formal vocabulary rooted in modernist abstraction and the structural possibilities of the loom. Strengell's work bridged fine art and functional design, establishing her as a significant figure in the mid-century American craft movement.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Marianne Strengell
- Year
- 1956
- Dimensions
- H. 40, W. 9 inches (101.6 x 22.9 cm.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1956-011706
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified