Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain Exhibit

2010 May 18

tags: Jacqueline Groag, Lucienne Day, Marian Mahler, mid-century textile design

by MODERNICA

Lucienne Day

Beginning May 15 and running through September 12, 2010 the exhibit Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain will be on display at the The Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Below is a description of the show from the museum’s web site:

The art of textile design changed radically after World War II as Britain was transformed from a country devastated by war into an optimistic consumer society. Three women designers were pivotal in this artistic revolution: Lucienne Day (1917- 2010), Jacqueline Groag (1903-1985) and Marian Mahler (1911-1983). Incorporating dramatic saturated colors and bold motifs inspired by artists like Alexander Calder and Joan Miró, these young designers transformed the market by inspiring elegant yet affordable product lines that brought the world of contemporary art into everyone’s homes.

Art by the Yard: Women Design Mid-Century Britain will showcase the work of these groundbreaking women designers, highlighting the work of Lucienne Day, through the display of textiles together with preliminary drawings and collages, ceramics and period furniture, all drawn from the Jill A. Wiltse and H. Kirk Brown, III Collection of British Textiles.