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Lucienne Day

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WA-00035329

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MoMA

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/48791
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Lucienne Day was a British textile and wallpaper designer whose geometric and organic patterns defined postwar domestic modernism. Working primarily in screen-printed textiles and wallpapers from the 1950s onward, she developed a vocabulary of interlocking abstract forms and nature-inspired motifs that balanced strict design discipline with lyrical composition. Her work appeared in major British institutions and became synonymous with the Festival of Britain aesthetic. Day's influence extended across product design and interior architecture, establishing a model for artist-led industrial production in mid-century Britain.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York Victoria and Albert Museum

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Artworks (25)

Contribution to V&A 150th anniversary album

2007 · Typescript

Victoria and Albert Museum

Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album

2007 · Typescript

Victoria and Albert Museum

Tangram 5

1991 · Silk, plain weaves; pieced; edges bound in cotton, plain weave

147.6 × 32.1 cm (58 1/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tangram 5 (Drawing)

1991 · Graphite and pigment on paper

139.5 × 28.8 cm (54 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Causeway

1967 · Screen-printed cotton crepe

117 3/4 × 48 1/4" (299.1 × 122.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sequoia (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

1965 · Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

83.8 × 129 cm (33 × 50 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Baldric (Fragment)

1965 · Rayon and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

28.8 × 129.2 cm (11 3/8 × 50 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Baldric (Fragment)

1965 · Rayon and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

32.2 × 129.6 cm (12 3/4 × 51 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Baldric (Fragment)

1965 · Rayon and cotton, warp-float faced satin weave with supplementary patterning wefts and self-patterned by ground weft floats; woven on loom with Jacquard attachment

36.8 × 130 cm (14 1/2 × 51 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Club

1962 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Linden (Furnishing Fabric)

1960 · Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

209.6 × 126 cm (82 1/2 × 49 5/8 in.); Repeat: 54 × 113 cm (21 1/4 × 44 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Trio (Fragment)

1960 · Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

67.8 × 62.1 cm (26 5/8 × 24 1/2 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 39.5 cm (16 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Columbine

1958 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Four Seasons: Spring

1958 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Four Seasons: Summer

1958 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Four Seasons: Autumn

1958 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Four Seasons: Winter

1958 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Regent Street

1958 · Plate

Victoria and Albert Museum

Tarn (Furnishing Fabric)

1958 · Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

216.3 × 127 cm (85 1/8 × 50 in.); Repeat: 55.6 × 60.4 cm (21 7/8 × 23 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mezzanine

1958 · Screenprinted cotton crepe

95 1/2 × 48 1/4" (242.6 × 122.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magnetic (Furnishing fabric)

1957 · Roller-printed cotton

54 × 49 1/2" (137.2 × 125.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Script (Fragment)

1956 · Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

66.4 × 64.1 cm (26 1/8 × 25 1/4 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Herb Antony (Furnishing Fabric)

1954 · Cotton, plain weave; screen printed

122.2 × 126.3 cm (48 1/8 × 49 3/4 in.); Repeat: 46.2 × 60.2 cm (18 1/8 × 23 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Spectators (Furnishing fabric)

1953 · Screen-printed linen

90 × 43 1/2" (228.6 × 110.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

25 published of 29 catalogued · 27 with image

Art Institute Chicago
12 published12 img
Victoria & Albert
9 published9 img
MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued6 img

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Victoria and Albert Museum

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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Victoria and Albert Museum

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