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For Presidents Day, the textiles of American Modernist Marguerita Mergentime This slogan-covered 1936 "Food for Thought" tablecloth is reproduced from perennial staff favorite, ‘Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas,’ the first and only book published on the until-recently-overlooked American designer who was so passionately "allergic to meaningless uninspired patterns in printed cloths." The subject of a talk today at Palm Springs Modernism Week, Mergentime printed this USA-themed textile with such provocative and today, timely, phrases as, "Share the Wealth," "Free Homes for the Homeless," "Sock the Rich," "Back to Normalcy," "A Business Man's Gov't," "A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand" and "Votes for Women," to name a few. Food for thought and thought for food, indeed. @palmsprings_mod #margueritamergentime #presidentsday https://www.instagram.com/p/B8q_zWpJzkp/?igshid=j9jwipzy3fmi

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1930s tablecloths & the designer herself from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ -a @wsj Best Holiday Gift Book 2017: #30sdesign #tableclothdesign #margueritamergentime #mergentime #kitchentextiles #textiledesign #midcenturytextiledesign #holidaygiftbook #holidaygift #artbook #artbookdap

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Marguerite Mergentime editorial from 'House Beautiful’ 1935 from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ #30sdesign #tableclothdesign #margueritamergentime #mergentime #kitchentextiles #textiledesign #midcenturytextiledesign #holidaygiftbook #holidaygift #artbook #artbookdap @wsj @housebeautiful

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Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas is one of @wsj Holiday Gift Book staff picks of 2017: “… Readers of a certain age may remember Mergentime’s linens based on American folk-art motifs, but the real revelations here are stunning tablecloths and napkins from the 1930s that seem to anticipate hard-edge and Minimalist art decades later.” #margueritamergentime #mergentime #kitchentextiles #textiledesign #midcenturytextiledesign #holidaygiftbook #holidaygift #artbook #artbookdap

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Marguerita Mergentime revolutionized kitchen textiles in the 1930s. She also wore a turban and pulled it off! 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ - more on artbook.com. #margueritamergentime #mergentime #twotiming #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #tablecloth #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap #turban

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"Are you allergic to meaningless uninspired patterns in printed cloths?” - Marguerita Mergentime (American Textiles, Modern Ideas) Staff Favorite. More on artbook.com - @cooperhewitt #margueritamergentime #mergentime #wishfulfillment #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #napkin #cocktailnapkin #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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1939 cocktail napkin from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ - More on artbook.com. #margueritamergentime #mergentime #wishfulfillment #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #napkin #cocktailnapkin #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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"New York World's Fair" tablecloth,1939, from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas. We ❤️ Mergentime! More on artbook.com #margueritamergentime #mergentime #newyorkworldsfair #worldsfair #1939 #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #tablecloth #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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Oh yes she did. Fearless 1930s textile designer Marguerite Mergentime wore avant garde clothes - like Schiaparelli Surrealist inspired tromp l'oeil knitwear - and turbans when out in public. Portrait from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ - More on artbook.com. #margueritamergentime #mergentime #turban #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #tablecloth #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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Can’t get enough Marguerita Mergentime! 1937 tablecloth,"Jolly Geranium” from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ - more on artbook.com. #margueritamergentime #mergentime #jollygeranium #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #tablecloth #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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How cool is this 1939 cocktail napkin from 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ - it’s from the "Wish Fulfillment” set - more on artbook.com. #margueritamergentime #mergentime #wishfulfillment #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #napkin #cocktailnapkin #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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"Are you allergic to meaningless uninspired patterns in printed cloths?” - Marguerita Mergentime (American Textiles, Modern Ideas) Staff Favorite. More on artbook.com #margueritamergentime #mergentime #wishfulfillment #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #napkin #cocktailnapkin #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap

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Marguerita Mergentime revolutionized kitchen textiles in the 1930s. Pictured here, “Two-Timing” - a 1935 tablecloth from the new book 'Marguerita Mergentime: American Textiles, Modern Ideas’ - more on artbook.com. #margueritamergentime #mergentime #twotiming #textile #textiledesign #kitchentextile #tablecloth #modernistdesign #americana #design #artbook #artbookdap