Fig 1: Wallpaper and textile patterns are the most typical types of design featured in the exhibition.

Nancy McClelland. Wallpaper, c. 1930-50. Block-printed by Mauny, Paris; distributed by Nancy McClelland, New York. Paper. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Art Resource, NY. Gift of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (1998-75-65). Photo: Matt Flynn