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Barbara Brown
1960's

Omegascreen printed cotton,designed for Heals by Barbara Brown and printed in England, with huge swirls in black, pinky brown, brown and taupe on a white ground, one width selvedge to selvedge 4 x 8 ft 3 in; 1.25 x 2.5 m d

Comments

Would make a stunning hanging. Tom Worthington of Heal's Fabrics commissioned designers of the day to produce stunning fabrics during the 1960's. Barbara Brown (1939-) was the most high-profile designer at the time, began supplying designs in 1958 after studying at the Royal College of Art. Her ability to work on massive scale suited the architectural aspirations of the period. Later she experimented with optical distortions, as in this textile. Her designs influenced a whole school of pattern-making, and many designers emulated her powerful gargantuan idiom. Barbara Brown said that she never consciously designs with either fashion or the commercial market in mind, but works more like a painter, in that her designs - all of which have a characteristic three-dimensional quality - evolve and develop over a period of time. The above was taken from: Jackson, Lesley 20th Century Pattern Design

Condition

Very good. This has had the top, bottom and sides machine stitched to form a panel. There are a few little white flecks on some of the black areas. ALso one small hole 12 in from the bottom.