About This Artwork

Designed by Else Regensteiner (American, born Germany, 1906–2003) and Julia McVicker (American, 1906–1990)
Produced by reg/wick Handwoven Originals
United States, Illinois, Chicago

Fragment, 1947/50

Cotton, wool, and wool and nylon bouclé, plain weave
42.5 x 89 cm (16 3/4 x 35 in.)
Repeat: 2.9 x 1.6 cm (1 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Gift of Else Regensteiner and Julia McVicker, 1991.589

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Rooted in Chicago: Fifty Years of Textile Design Traditions," February 12–July 27, 1997

Publication History

Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Rooted in Chicago: Fifty Years of Textile Design Traditions (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies, 1997), p. 57 (Image).




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