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Young Women

A work made of linen, wool, nylon, silk, rayon-and-metal-foil-laminated in cellulose acetate film-wrapped rayon, nylon-, wool-, and metal-strip laminated in cellulose acetate film, and cotton-and-metal film, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; main warp fringe; backed with cotton, velveteen.
© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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  • A work made of linen, wool, nylon, silk, rayon-and-metal-foil-laminated in cellulose acetate film-wrapped rayon, nylon-, wool-, and metal-strip laminated in cellulose acetate film, and cotton-and-metal film, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; main warp fringe; backed with cotton, velveteen.

Date:

1954

Artist:

Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
New York, New York, United States

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Lenore Tawney

Title

Young Women

Place

New York City (Object made in)

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Made 1954

Medium

Linen, wool, nylon, silk, rayon-and-metal-foil-laminated in cellulose acetate film-wrapped rayon, nylon-, wool-, and metal-strip laminated in cellulose acetate film, and cotton-and-metal film, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; main warp fringe; backed with cotton, velveteen

Dimensions

44.7 × 32 cm (17 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Lenore Tawney

Reference Number

1994.307

Copyright

© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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