historically important nortown theater auditorium organ screen stitched cotton fish with surrounding air bubbles salvaged from one of two opposing organ curtains in the early 1990's. the 1931 nortown theater was later demolished in 2007. the delicate piece is constructed from two layers of cotton fabric in brown tones, interwoven on the top layer with metallic gold fiber (lending the fish an incandescent glow to its scales). decorative black machine-embroidered piping delineates the eyes, mouth, fins and spotted pattern of the body. the tail and lower fin also feature heavily degraded silk accents in a salmon orange and green-grey (perhaps at one point slightly golden in finish as well). the opposite side of the fish showcases the netting to which it was originally affixed, which made up the rest of the organ curtain, crocheted from a golden yellow cotton thread, and laden with high-quality miniature paillettes/sequins. several air bubbles in the same fabric/embroidery scheme are visible, extending upward from the fish's mouth. theater was designed by architect j.e.o. pridemore in the atmospheric style.