Environmental Enrichment Panel, "Girls," Designed by Alexander Girard for Herman Miller, 1972

Summary

Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.

Alexander Girard, Herman Miller Textile Division's Director of Design, created a series of forty folk art-inspired graphic panels aptly named "Environmental Enrichment Panels" in 1972. They were meant to enrich the office environment, adorning the moveable walls of Robert Propst's Action Office II -- more commonly known as the cubicle.

Artifact

Wall hanging

Date Made

1972

Creators

Girard, Alexander 

Herman Miller, Inc. 

Creator Notes

Herman Miller Textiles. Designed by Alexander Girard.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

92.48.4.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Herman Miller, Inc.

Material

Cotton (Textile)

Color

Cream (Color)
Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 67.5 in

Width: 47.75 in

Inscriptions

tag on back: herman miller inc. / zeeland, michigan

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