| Sidelines | Silk scarf, Zika Ascher "Artists' Squares" project 1Zika Ascher was a Czech artist and designer who became pre-eminent in the related fields of British textiles, art, and fashion. For his 'Artists' Squares' project, running from 1946 to 1955, he invited fifty-one leading French and English artists to participate – among them Barry Kay, who entitled his scarf design Neptune. It was produced in seven different background colours, including versions in café-au-lait, cerise and lavender. The cerise-coloured exemplar features in the comprehensively illustrated book 'Scarves' by Nicky Albrechtsen and Fola Solanka; publisher Thames & Hudson, London & New York; publishing date: March 2011; ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51564-8. |
Fashion Accessories Two-tone silkscreen print on pure pre-died silk, produced in seven different background colours |
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