wool, sleeveless sweater that is mostly brown in color; geometric, rising pyramid-like structure, with four fin-shaped protrusions extending out of right and left edges, two on each edge, rendered in a muted salmon color with blue outline; yellow colored elements at the top of the structure as well as in the center of the structure; blue triangular shape, flanked by green and yellow rectangle shapes are located beneath the pyramid structure; muted salmon trapezoid shape with thin black horizontal lines at the bottom, possibly representing stairs, with a yellow colored geometric mound that is adorned with a light blue dot in the center; two curving brown shapes with small, blue dots in center right and left edges; yellow colored sections behind the brown shapes with three blue floral shapes on each side

Pullover sweater vest, 1971

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Gift of David and Anne Ryanexpand_more  2018.63.2

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This sweater vest was hand knit by Mary Hillier [Thompson] for David Ryan, former Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) curator of decorative arts and design. Mary is the sister of curator Bevis Hillier, who co-organized an Art Deco exhibition at Mia in 1971 with Ryan. Prompted by the exhibition catalogue cover (designed by London graphic arts firm Bentley/Farrell/Burnett), Hillier knit two sweaters, one for her brother, Bevis, and one for Ryan to wear at the Art Deco exhibition preview and public opening.

[Caption] Book cover, The World of Art Deco, 1971

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Pullover sweater vest
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2018.63.2
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wool, sleeveless sweater that is mostly brown in color; geometric, rising pyramid-like structure, with four fin-shaped protrusions extending out of right and left edges, two on each edge, rendered in a muted salmon color with blue outline; yellow colored elements at the top of the structure as well as in the center of the structure; blue triangular shape, flanked by green and yellow rectangle shapes are located beneath the pyramid structure; muted salmon trapezoid shape with thin black horizontal lines at the bottom, possibly representing stairs, with a yellow colored geometric mound that is adorned with a light blue dot in the center; two curving brown shapes with small, blue dots in center right and left edges; yellow colored sections behind the brown shapes with three blue floral shapes on each side