Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by Buckley MacGurrin and woven by Atelier Pinton, one of Aubusson's renowned weavers, this large tapestry depicts a noble Aztec leader, arrayed in a splendid headdress and holding symbols of his office. The colors of the wool yarn used for this piece are still vibrant and vivid, and the tapestry virtually glows 60 years after it was made. MacGurrin studied and exhibited in Paris for years, but had roots in the Midwest and is strongly identified with California as well. He served as a Hollywood set designer in the 1920s before going to Paris, and again for Paramount Studios when he returned to California in the 1930s, but he also exhibited at the Stendahl Art Galleries and Dalzell Hatfield Gallery in Los Angeles. MacGurrin worked with the Federal Art Project during the Depression, eventually becoming the supervisor for Los Angeles County and Santa Barbara, and executed a number of murals in Southern California, including a set for the Los Angeles County Art Museum. Dalzell Hatfield worked with an array of artists -- including Jean Goodwin Ames, Reynold Arnould, Mary Bowling, Russell Cowles, Edgar Ewing, Michael Frary, Richard Haines, Jean Lurcat, Dan Lutz...
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Vintage 1960s Art Deco Tapestries