Acquired! Shaping the National Design Collection
This exhibition was on display from March 16, 2024 to August 25, 2024.
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- Drawing, City System, 1966
- pen and ink, graphite on white paper.
- Gift of Alexandra and Paul Herzan.
- 2017-27-3
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Panel, Ecru Two
- cotton, linen.
- Gift of Eileen Fisher Waste No More.
- 2019-34-1
- This object was made by DesignWork.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Apron, early 20th century
- indigo-dyed cotton.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2017-15-2
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- LDS-MHB-SRMR-1219CE-02 Vessel, 2019
- pit-fired foraged clay.
- Museum purchase from Charles E. Sampson Memorial Fund.
- 2022-32-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 9 images of this object.
- Vessel from the Impose Series Vessel
- 20capa™ 6800 bioplastic (polycaprolactone), mineral pigments.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund and through gift of....
- 2018-43-2
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- Website, Watercolor Maps, 2012-2015
- Gift of Stamen Design in honor of Zachary Watson.
- 2021-5-1/3
- Print, Mumbai, from Watercolor Maptiles, 2012
- digital print on paper.
- Gift of Stamen Design in honor of Zachary Watson.
- 2021-5-4-a,b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Print, Chicago, from Watercolor Maptiles
- digital print on paper.
- Gift of Stamen Design in honor of Zachary Watson.
- 2021-5-7-a,b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Print, São Paolo, from Watercolor Maptiles, 2012
- digital print on paper.
- Gift of Stamen Design in honor of Zachary Watson.
- 2021-5-9-a,b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
This object has not been digitized yet.
- Necklace (Austria), ca. 1920
- glass beads, thread.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2005-8-101
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Drawing, Textile Design: Flora, 1911–14
- brush and gouache, graphite on paper.
- Museum purchase from Smithsonian Collections Acquisition and Decorative Arts....
- 1988-62-25
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Folding Screen, ca. 1925
- wood, lacquer.
- Gift of Irene and Richard S. Frary.
- 2022-30-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 5 images of this object.
- Textile, Beebe Bug, 1926
- silk.
- Gift of Madelyn Shaw.
- 2021-10-1
- This object was made by H.R. Mallinson & Co..
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Poster, Nevesta Boksera (The Boxer's Bride), 1929
- lithograph on paper backed with japan paper.
- Gift of Merrill C. Berman.
- 2018-39-13
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Two Skyscrapers, with Additional Elevation and Plan Views, 1932
- pen and black, red ink; brush and dark gray wash, graphite on illustration board.
- Gift of Mrs. Hugh Ferriss.
- 1964-5-6
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Liberty Street Entry View, World Trade Center, 1962–1968
- pen and ink on vellum.
- Gift of Mark Cuban.
- 2021-23-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Theater Design: A Town Square, ca. 1719
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, blue, pale rose watercolor on white....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.
- 1938-88-50
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Drawing, Chicago
- pen and sepia ink, sepia, grey and sienna wash on paper.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2022-33-1
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Print, Woman Reading
- etching on laid paper.
- Gift of Leo Wallerstein.
- 1949-100-5
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher
- etching on laid paper.
- Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.
- 1896-3-175
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Print, The Artist's Mother Seated at a Table, Looking Right: Three Quarter...
- eetching on laid paper.
- Bequest of George Campbell Cooper.
- 1896-3-178
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- Rembrant's Hands and a Lion's Paw Book/Bracelet Book/bracelet, Index Booklet,...
- paper, gilding, thread, leather, magnets, gold (bracelet); leather-covered....
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2017-70-1-a/e
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Rembrandt’s Hands and a Lion’s Paw Process Materials For Book Bracelet, 2015
- folded, pressed, cut, sanded, punched and stitched paper, gilded paper,....
- Gift of Dunker & Dochters.
- 2017-71-1-a/o
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Sidewall, 'Wire' Pattern Sidewall in Sapphire, 2022
- 98% non-phthalate vinyl, 2% polyester metallic mylar .
- Gift of Knoll Textiles.
- 2024-3-5
- This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
- This object is part of the Wallcoverings collection.
- Rainbow Sprinkle Drum Stool Stool
- sugar sprinkles, resin.
- Gift of Fernando Mastrangelo.
- 2018-24-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Remolten N1: Monolita Chair 10, Quitralco, Osorno Volcano, May 17, 2019 Chair
- stoneware, volcanic lava.
- Gift of Juan Yarur Torres.
- 2020-15-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 6 images of this object.
- Pedro and Pablo Pair Of Bowls
- mold blown glass.
- Gift of Nouvel Studio.
- 2015-7-1-a,b
- This object was made by Nouvel Studio.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 6 images of this object.
- Bean Pot Pot, 2020
- 3d printed micaceous clay.
- Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered....
- 2021-40-1-a,b
- This object was made by Emerging Objects.
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 11 images of this object.
- Ah-Day: The Favorite One's Chair Chair, 2002
- cherry wood, glass beads, deer hide, metal, and brass tacks.
- Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.
- 2022-16-1
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 10 images of this object.
- Textile, Doily
- 80% polyester, 20% cotton.
- Gift of Knoll Textiles.
- 2024-3-3
- This object was made by Knoll Textiles.
- This object is part of the Textiles collection.
- Photo Reproduction, Images of a Soundsuit, inspiration for Textile, Doily
- photographic reproduction.
- Photo by James Prinz, courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery.
- GR2024.3
- Textile, The Call to Prayer: The Islamic Adhan
- silk, linen, gold-coated pure silver metallized yarn.
- Museum purchase from the Members' Acquisitions Fund of Cooper Hewitt....
- 2019-25-1
- Wide Base Lounge #3 (Yellow) for Sounding Board Chair, 2021
- hand formed and welded steel rods, powder coat finish; custom fabric and dacron.
- Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions....
- 2022-23-2-a,b
- This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
- There are 13 images of this object.
