Y07 Fabric Design - Althea McNish

Choose one design by Althea McNish and copy part of it into your sketchbook. Write three things about her. Read about her here: https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2020/may/04/althea-mcnish-obituary

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Challoner Art

a woman sitting on top of a bed holding a colorful blanket over her face and smiling

Althea: the original material girl

Angela Cobbinah talks to fabric designer Althea McNish, whose colourful work is included in a celebration of black creativity at Somerset House

an orange and red painting with trees on it

Shirley Craven's swinging Sixties designs go on show at Hull Ferens Gallery

Althea McNish Golden Harvest

two pink flowers are in the middle of a painting with blue and red colors on it

‘BOUSADA' Fashion fabric Liberty 1958 Althea McNish

an image of colorful flowers on purple background

‘GRENADA’ Fashion Fabric Liberty 1960 Althea McNish

an orange and pink painting with trees on it

Fabric, Golden Harvest

Hull Traders Fabric, Golden Harvest by Althea McNish. 1959 Screen printed cotton satin

an orange painting with pink flowers on it

LUMIERE furnishing fabric Cavendish Textiles 1961 Althea McNish

an array of different patterns and colors

Designer Desire: Althea McNish - H is for Home Harbinger

Huge thanks to Retro Pattern for introducing me to the stunning work of Trinidadian textile artist, Althea McNish 🇹🇹🇬🇧 #textiles #textileart #fabric #vintagefashion #vintagefabric #Trinidad #TrinidadandTobago

a yellow and white striped background with trees in the foreground, painted by hand

Althea McNish

Althea McNish: Van Gogh

a green and blue flowered fabric with purple flowers on it

Curator’s Corner

Althea McNish (born 1930s, Trinidad) for Heal’s (1810 to present, London), Caribe textile, 1962. Printed unbalance plain weave cotton, 38 1/2" x 48" (97.8 x 121.9 cm). Image © Philadelphia Museum of Art. (PMA-6292)

GOLDEN HARVEST