About This Artwork

Designed by Claire Zeisler
American, 1903–1991
Executed by Claire Zeisler Studio
United States, Illinois, Chicago

Fiber Sculpture Entitled "Private Affair I", 1986

Hemp, knotting technique known as macramé (multiple chain knots), twisted and wrapped cords; cut fringe
Approximate height: 320 cm (126 in.)
Approximate spill diameter: 228.6 cm (90 in.)
Marion and Samuel Klasstorner Endowment, 1986.1050

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Publication History

The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1986-87. p. 27 (Illus.).

Christa C. Mayer Thurman. Textiles in The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1992), p.134, 139 (Illus.), 149.

The Art Institute of Chicago: The Essential Guide. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1993. p. 242.