Je T'aime (No. 632) (1927): Art, History and Details

Je T'aime (No. 632) (1927) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Kneeland (Ruzzie) Green (American 1892–1956); Stehli Silks Corporation (United States; Pennsylvania, Lancaster; and New York, New York, 1840–c. 1955).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This roller printed design in red and blue on a white ground features an abstract design of the words Je T’aime (I Love You). Designed in 1927, it was part of the Stehli Silks Corporation’s Americana Prints series.

Object facts

• Title: Je T'aime (No. 632)
• Date: 1927
• Creator attribution: Kneeland (Ruzzie) Green (American 1892–1956); Stehli Silks Corporation (United States; Pennsylvania, Lancaster; and New York, New York, 1840–c. 1955)
• Culture: America, New York
• Type: Textile
• Technique: Silk crepe: plain weave, roller printed
• Dimensions: 51.4 x 95.9 cm (20 1/4 x 37 3/4 in.)
• Collection: Textiles
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1928.269

Collection credit

Gift of the Stehli Silks Corporation

Further reading listed by the museum

• Green, Kneeland L. “Modern Life, Ordinary Things, Design: Americana Fabrics.” The Studio: An illustrated magazine of fine and applied art. London : Offices of the Studio, v. 97. 1929.

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