Liberty Exclusive Macra Dance Soft Blue Shirt

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Robert Stewart was a Scottish designer & artist, a contemporary of Lucienne Day & one of the few designers she admired. Together they pioneered modern British textile design after the war. A prolific maker, Stewart produced paintings, tapestries, graphics, ceramics & murals but it is his textile designs that have been most influential, particularly those produced for Liberty. ' Macra Dance' was originally called Macrahanish & was created by Robert Stewart in 1954. This archive Liberty of London design is exclusive to Simon Carter. Dignified, aristocratic, marionette-like figures ride giant, semi-mechanical fish. An autochthon raises his arms in a gesture of worship perhaps & a magic, elemental force passes between them. I particularly like how the drawings have been surrounded by an imprecise light area, isolating or containing them gently in the soft blue ground. An abstract, highly creative device. A beautiful, accomplished design. ' Jagger' single button cuff.