A dark, a light, a bright : the designs of Dorothy Liebes / [edited by] Susan Brown and Alexa Griffith Winton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brown, Susan, 1965- editor.

Liebes, Dorothy, artist, designer.

Winton, Alexa Griffith, editor.

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, host institution, publisher.

Yale University Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liebes, Dorothy--Exhibitions.

Liebes, Dorothy.

Fiberwork--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Fiberwork.

Textile design--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Textile design.

Textile designers--United States--Exhibitions.

Textile designers.

Women textile designers--United States--Exhibitions.

Women textile designers.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : 203 illustrations (chiefly color), portraits

Other Title:

Designs of Dorothy Liebes

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Cooper Hewitt ; New Haven, Connecticut : [in association with] Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

As a weaver, Dorothy Liebes developed a combination of materials, textures, and colors that came to be known as the "Liebes Look." Yet despite her prolific career and recognition during her lifetime, Liebes is today considerably less well known than the men with whom she often collaborated, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Henry Dreyfuss, and Edward Durrell Stone. This publication examines Liebes's impact on twentieth-century design. Essays explore milestones of her career, including her collaborations with interior designers and architects to create custom textiles, the design studio where she explored new and unusual materials, her use of fabrics to enhance interior lighting, and her collaborations with fashion designers, including Clare Potter and Bonnie Cashin.

Contents:

Chapter I. Curtain walls : Dorothy Liebes and the modern American interior / John Stuart Gordon

Color

Chapter II. Vibrance and luminosity : textiles designed for light / Alexa Griffith Winton

Chapter III. The idea factory / Susan Brown

Texture

Chapter IV. Modern weaving's global ambassador / Emily M. Orr

Chapter V. Modern fashion's secret weapon / Leigh Wishner

Glitter

Chapter VI. The Liebes look : better and better for less and less / Monica Penick

Chapter VII. Fission : design and mentorship in the Dorothy Liebes studio / Erica Warren.

Notes:

Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at Cooper Hewitt, July 7, 2023 - February 4, 2024.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-242) and index.

Description based on print version record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on December 19, 2024).

Local Notes:

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title, organized by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, July 7, 2023-February 4, 2024.

ISBN:

9780300283488

0300283482

OCLC:

1481495747