Bolts of Color: Printed Textiles after WWII

Name: Bolts of Color: Printed Textiles after WWII
Start: 2024-11-08T00:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-03-09T23:59:59-06:00
Location: Saint Louis Art Museum

November 8, 2024 - March 9, 2025

Saint Louis, Missouri. With a focus on Britain, Italy, and the United States, Bolts of Color highlights the Museum’s recent acquisitions of post-WWII textiles, all made during the height of the experimental screen printing era of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Featuring works by well-known artists like Rockwell Kent and Lucio Fontana and trailblazing designers like Althea McNish and Joel Robinson, this exhibition considers the surprising role of the textile industry in whetting the public’s appetite for contemporary art. Whether hand printed in small studios or mass manufactured, these textiles have a creative energy shared by a growing consumer base who embraced bold interiors and fashions.

Image: A. Joel Robinson, American, 1915–2012; Roman Candles Textile, 1951–52; printed linen; 72 x 50 1/2 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund 12:2020

Details

Start:: November 8
End:: March 9, 2025
Event Categories:: Global Textile Event, Global Textile Events
Website:: https://www.slam.org/exhibitions/bolts-of-color-printed-textiles-after-wwii/

Venue

: Saint Louis Art Museum
: St. Louis,MOUnited States+ Google Map
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