About this artwork
Cynthia Schira made this work on a digital Jacquard handloom, a loom in which the wefts are inserted by the weaver while the pattern is controlled by a computer. Schira was one of the first artists to experiment with this technology, which was developed in the 1990s. It allowed her to produce a wider range of surface textures than would have been practical with a less sophisticated mechanism. ABC Drawn Quilt marks the beginning of a series called Intersecting Traditions (1998–2005), which employed traditional textile motifs represented by visual fragments and symbols. Here, the artist referenced the use of multiple blocks, or pattern elements, to form a whole, pieced quilt.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Textiles
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Artist
- Cynthia Schira
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Title
- Panel Entitled "ABC Drawn Quilt"
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Place
- Montréal (Object made in:)
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Date
- Made 1998
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Medium
- Cotton and linen, areas of warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; warp and weft-float faced 7:1 twill weaves; diamond and point twills; combined twill; and plain weaves with areas of paired warps or wefts and plain weaves self-patterned by main warp and ground weft floats; woven on TIS Jacquard handloom with Jacquard Computer Aided Design
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Inscriptions
- Inscription (label on reverse): ABC DRAWN QUILT by Cynthia Schira - 1998
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Dimensions
- 137.5 × 108 cm (54 1/8 × 42 1/2 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Cynthia Schira
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Reference Number
- 1999.537
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