Art Institute of Chicago
Carpet
Jean Lurçat · 1920/29
Provenance
Ownership history
- Probably Maison Myrbor, Paris; sold to Mrs. Otis Chatfield-Taylor, Chicago, by 1947 [reportedly purchased in Paris; this and the following according to memo in curatorial object file and recorded in Committee Meeting minutes, Oct. 18, 1978; copies in curatorial object file]; sold to Mrs. Eugene Davidson (1911-1996; born Suzette Morton, also Suzette Morton Davidson), Santa Barbara, CA, 1947; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, European Carpets from the Permanent Collection, Mar. 6–June 6, 1982.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, On or Off the Wall: An International Selection of Tapestries and Carpets, 1920s–1970s, May 14, 2003–Feb. 8, 2004 [brochure].
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