Between the late 1920s and late 1940s, the United States was a leading producer of printed silks used in fashionable attire and interiors. Join curators Sarah Scaturro and Robin Hanson on a tour of Expressively American: Printed Silks, 1927–1947, which showcases a selection of gorgeous fabrics from the CMA’s collection, each made by four firms—Stehli Silks, H. R. Mallinson and Company, Silks Beau Monde, and Onondaga Silk Company.

Image info: Rhapsody (No. 700), 1927. John Held, Jr. (American, 1889–1958), Stehli Silks Corporation (America, Lancaster, PA, and New York, 1840–c. 1955).