$8,400
USA, c.
1950 hand-woven and dyed wool, mixed woven fibers 48 w x 119 h in (122 x 302 cm)
Strengell was the director of Cranbrook's Weaving and Textile Design Department from 1942 to 1961. This exceptional rug and drapery was handmade by Strengell while at Cranbrook. The accompanying drapery was custom made for the Angove House in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, designed by Strengell's husband, Olav Hammarstrom. Both textiles were utilized in the home. Excellent examples of modernist American craft from an important artist at Cranbrook.Literature:Design in America: The Cranbrook Vision 1925-1950, Detroit Institute of Arts, ppg. 196-199, 276
result: $8,400
print
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2004-12-05
