Layers of Meaning

Vibrant Visions

The Cooper-Hewitt Museum has mounted an online exhibition of their pochoir prints.
"The pochoir process, characterized by its crisp lines and brilliant colors, produces images that have a freshly printed or wet appearance...
Pochoir is a refined stencil-based technique employed to create prints or to add color to pre-existing prints. It was most popular from the late 19th century through the 1930's with its center of activity in Paris. Pochoir was primarily used to create prints devoted to fashion, patterns, and architectural design and is most often associated with Art Nouveau and Art Deco."

The Patterns section of the exhibit features images that "created to inspire primarily fabric, interior and wallpaper designers."