Ilse von Randow's 'Auckland City Art Gallery Curtains', 1957-8 Archive

Archive Collection Detail

Ilse von Randow (1901-1998) was asked to submit a design by the Auckland City Art Gallery for woven curtains to hang in the newly renovated Mackelvie Gallery in December, 1957. The curtains were unveiled to the public in September of the following year and have become a New Zealand design icon in the years since.

This archive consists of 3 preparatory sketches and 1 photographic installation view of the curtains.

The curtains are now in the collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Title

Ilse von Randow's 'Auckland City Art Gallery Curtains', 1957-8 Archive

Artists

Ilse von Randow

Production Date

1957-1958

Linear meters

0.50

Finding aids

Box Level Listing

Credit Line

E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, 2012

Accession No

RC2013/2

Restriction type

Open Access by Appointment

Copyright

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