Harlem Toile de Jouy
- Designed by
- Bridges, Sheila, American, born 1964
- Date
- 2006
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- L x W: 360 × 30 1/2 in. (914.4 × 77.5 cm)
- Description
- A sidewall designed by Sheila Bridges. The wallpaper is bright yellow with repeating black and white vignettes in the French toile style. The vignettes feature pastoral scenes of people engaged in a variety of leisure activities, all wearing 18th century clothing. The scenes include young men playing basketball, ladies at their toilette, a couple dancing to a boombox, a picnic scene with fried chicken and watermelon, a woman running with horses, and girls playing double dutch.
- Cultural Place
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
- Type
- wallpapers
- Topic
- Amusements
- Design
- Interior design
- Recreation
- Stereotypes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sheila Bridges
- Object number
- 2018.72.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sheila Bridges
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.