The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 2, 2023

Elephants

1924

designed by

Raoul Dufy

(French, 1877–1953)

manufacturer

Bianchini-Férier

(French, Lyon, est. 1888)

France, 20th century

Patterned weave, Jacquard loom; silk

Overall: 241.3 x 96.5 cm (95 x 38 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1926.557

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Location

not on view

Bianchini-Férier

French textile manufactory, active from 1888.
Citations
American Association of Museums. A Selected Collection of Objects from the International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art at Paris 1925. [Washington, D.C.]: [American Association of Museums?], 1925. p. 1, no. 6
Schwartz, P. R., and R. de Micheaux. A Century of French Fabrics, 1850-1950. Leigh-on-Sea [England]: F. Lewis, 1964. pl. 47
Musée historique des tissus de Lyon, Jean-Michel Tuchscherer, and Takahiko Sano. Etoffes merveilleuses du Musée Historique des Tissus, Lyon. [Tokyo]: Gakken, 1976. p. 148
Arts Council of Great Britain, and Hayward Gallery. Raoul Dufy: Paintings, Drawings, Illustrated Books, Mural Decorations, Aubusson Tapestries, Fabric Designs and Fabrics for Bianchini-Ferier, Paul Poiret Dresses, Ceramics, Posters, Theatre Designs : [Exhibition] Arts Council of Great Britain, Hayward Gallery. London: The Council, 1983. pl. 391
Coffin, Sarah, Stephen Harrison, and Emily Marshall Orr. The jazz age: American style in the 1920s. 2017. Reproduced: fig. 281,p. 230
Exhibition history

International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art, Paris, 1925.

Art Deco, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (June 6-August 1, 1971).

Art Deco. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 1, 1971).

Transitions: 19th and Early 20th Century French and English Textiles. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 3-November 16, 1986).

The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY (April 7-August 20, 2017); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30, 2017-January 14, 2018).

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