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Harwood Steiger Fabrics
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Harwood Steiger Hand Painted Fabrics
Photo of Harwood Steiger's factory.
Upon the urging of their friend, William Morrow, Harwood and Sophie Steiger moved from Alamos, Mexico to Tubac in 1956 and opened a hand printed fabric factory in 1958.
Sophie's niece, Wanda Halbwachs, came to Tubac to help with the business and continued to run the business after they passed on.
From the collection compiled for the book "A Pictorial History of Tubac." which is sold in our Shop.
1. Steiger factory advertisement
2. Steiger Studio and Factory
3. Luis Martinez and Howard Steiger silkscreening
4. Wanda Halbwachs
Upon the urging of their friend, William Morrow, Harwood and Sophie Steiger moved from Alamos, Mexico to Tubac in 1956 and opened a hand printed fabric factory in 1958.
Sophie's niece, Wanda Halbwachs, came to Tubac to help with the business and continued to run the business after they passed on.
From the collection compiled for the book "A Pictorial History of Tubac." which is sold in our Shop.
1. Steiger factory advertisement
2. Steiger Studio and Factory
3. Luis Martinez and Howard Steiger silkscreening
4. Wanda Halbwachs
"Tubac" by Harwood Steiger
Description: Silk screened cotton quilting fabric with medium brown, black and beige Tubac II print. 72" long x 45 " wide. Unfinished selvage.
Title: "Tubac II"
Object ID: 2014.003.1
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: "Tubac II"
Object ID: 2014.003.1
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Roadrunners
Description: Silk screened stylized red road runners design; hand silk screened on fabric-- course linen possibly; "Roadrunners" and "Harwood Steiger" printed at edges 8'8" x 44". Side selvages, hemmed top and bottom.
Title: Roadrunners
Object ID: 2016.079.001
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Roadrunners
Object ID: 2016.079.001
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Six Quails
Description:Silk screened turquoise cotton fabric with blue quail and design; possibly dress panels; "Six Quails" and "Harwood Steiger " printed along edges. Top and bottom hemmed. 14' x 44"
Title: Six Quails
Object ID: 2016.079.002
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Six Quails
Object ID: 2016.079.002
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Desert Race
Description: Silk screened Tubac Festival of Arts in brown on white linen; darker brown roadrunners and cactus; SCVaa;"Desert Race" and "Harwood Steiger" printed at edges; with finished edges and casing for pole. 29" x 44".
Title: Desert Race
Object ID: 2016.079.003
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Desert Race
Object ID: 2016.079.003
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Apogee
Description: Silk screened Tubac Festival of the Arts Banner; on linen; orange and salmon abstract "Apogee" background with maroon lettering; SCV/aa; "YRB" at edges; four finished edges. No signature. 34" x 42".
Title: Apogee
Object ID: 2016.079.005
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Apogee
Object ID: 2016.079.005
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Apogee
Description: Silk screened Tubac Festival of Arts Banner; turquoise abstract pattern "Apogee" with blue lettering; SCV/aa and "VRB"; four finished edges, no signature. 34" x 42.5."
Title: Apogee
Object ID: 2016.079.006
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Apogee
Object ID: 2016.079.006
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Rick Rack
Description: Silk screened Tubac Festival of the Arts Banner; on linen; multicolored with vertical wavy lines with black lettering;SCVaa: unfinished side edges fringed; wood rods top and bottom and string for hanging; attached at top in some areas with thumb tacks. 32" x 44."
Title: Rick Rack
Object ID: 2016.079.007
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Rick Rack
Object ID: 2016.079.007
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Unknown
Description: Silk screened Tubac Festival of the Arts banner by Harwood Steiger on off-white linen with green printing and faint outline of map of Tubac in background. This Festival banner was hung annually on the exterior of Pennington House at the Hugh Cabot Studio by Olivia Cabot.
Title: Unknown
Object ID: 2016.79.010
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Unknown
Object ID: 2016.79.010
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Tubac II
Description: Silk screened cotton quilting fabric with brown, black and white Tubac II print partially signed (miss print). 45" x 84.5."
Title: Tubac II
Object ID: 2016.079.011
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Tubac II
Object ID: 2016.079.011
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Quail Runner
Description: Silk screened quails on Irish linen tea towel; Gold ink on white with finished edges. Selvage on top and bottom. 16.5" x 31.25."
Title: Quail Runner
Object ID: 2016.079.012
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Quail Runner
Object ID: 2016.079.012
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Pimeria Alta El Camino del Diablo San Francisco
Description: Silk screened black and brown historic imagery on natural linen of Pimeria Alta written across top stylized representations of Tumacacori Mission, Fray Marcos de Niza 1539, El Presidio del Tubac, Padre Kin Salvaterra 1691 with El Camino del Diablo San Francisco 1775 along bottom and native Americans with pot and maize. Four finished edges. 17.5" x 27.5."
Title: Pimeria Alta El Camino del Diablo San Francisco
Object ID: 2016.079.014
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Title: Pimeria Alta El Camino del Diablo San Francisco
Object ID: 2016.079.014
Artist - Creator: Steiger, Harwood
Luis Martinez assisting Harwood Steiger in his studio
Description: Harwood hand silkscreen fabric with help of Luis Martinez in their studio with fabric samples on the walls
Harwood Steiger
Description: Close up of Harwood working on a screen or fabric design
Oil landscape 1930s
Description: Color images of samples of 12 Steiger fabrics and image of a 1930s oil painting attributed to Steiger.
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