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Angelo TestaUntitled (abstract Chicago artist Moholy-Nagy pupil)ca. 1940's
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ANGELO TESTA (1921 - 1984) Untitled, ca. 1940's.
Watercolor on paper; Sight: 23 1/2" x 17.5"; Matting size: 22 x 18 inches.
Minor loss and staining of paper sheet. Unframed.
Unsigned.
Provenance: Rago Art Auction, 01/21/2017 (depicted in digital auction listing); Life Collection of Angelo Testa, Rago Arts, June 2000; Angelo Testa estate.
Angelo Testa was one of the foremost American textile designers of the mid-20th century. In 1945, he became the first graduate of the Institute of Design (formerly the New Bauhaus) in Chicago, where he studied under artist László Moholy-Nagy, architect George Fred Keck, and weaver Marli Ehrman. In 1947, he founded his own firm, Angelo Testa & Co., which remained active until his death in 1984.
Testa did not produce an annual or bi-annual line as other fabric producers did. Instead, once he had put a design into production he would keep filling orders for the design, having new yardage printed as necessary. Some designs were screen printed by his own firm, Angelo Testa & Co., others were produced by Greef, Forster Textiles Mills, Knoll Associates, F. Schumacher & Co., and Cohn-Hall-Marx.
A painter, sculptor, and weaver as well as a designer, Testa was familiar with the work of contemporary abstract artists. He introduced to textile design abstract and non-objective patterns using combinations of thick and thin lines, solid and outlined forms, positive and negative spaces, and clean pure colors. Designing patterns primarily for use within the architecture and interior design trade, his clients included many of the leading producers of mid-century modern furniture and fabrics, including Herman Miller, Knoll Associates, and Jens Risom.
- Creator:Angelo Testa (1921 - 1984, American)
- Creation Year:ca. 1940's
- Dimensions:Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Wilton Manors, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU245216450742
Angelo Testa
Angelo Testa, the son of Italian immigrants, was born in 1918 in Springfield. Testa studied fine art painting and sculpture at the Chicago Institute of Design in the 1940s. In 1947, he set up Angelo Testa & Company, producing hand screen-printed and woven textiles for the many architectural studios of Chicago. Testa developed collaboration in textile design with several companies, including Schumacher's. He was interested in form and line and saw his work as being suited to the new minimal approach towards architecture.
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