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American Printed Silks, 1927–1947

Name: American Printed Silks, 1927–1947
Start: 2025-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-08T00:00:00+00:00
Location: The Cleveland Museum of Art

Presented by The Cleveland Museum of Art at The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland OH

Ongoing

Rhapsody (No. 700), 1927. John Held, Jr. (American, 1889–1958), Stehli Silks Corporation (United States; Pennsylvania, Lancaster; and New York, New York, 1840–c. 1955).

Between the late 1920s and late 1940s, the US was a leader in printed silks used in fashionable attire and interiors.

This exhibition showcases printed silks in the CMA’s collection from four American companies—Stehli Silks Corporation, H. R. Mallinson and Company, Silks Beau Monde, and Onondaga Silk Company.

The Cleveland Museum of Art is funded in part by residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.

This exhibition was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.