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A work made of jute, hemp, and wool; plain crochet.

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  • A work made of jute, hemp, and wool; plain crochet.

Date:

1960s/1970s

Artist:

Claire Zeisler (American, 1903–1991)
Chicago, United States

About this artwork

Claire Zeisler was a Chicago textile artist who, together with Lenore Tawney and Sheila Hicks, introduced a new textile art form called “fiber art” in the mid-1960s in Europe and America. The work of these three artists—sometimes sculptural and large-scale—transformed textiles from two dimensions to three, and from wall-mounted to freestanding. Zeisler may have intended this pouch-like, three-dimensional wall piece to serve as a trial version of a much larger, as-yet-unidentified work.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Claire Zeisler

Title

Untitled

Place

United States (Object made in)

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Made 1960–1979

Medium

Jute, hemp, and wool; plain crochet

Dimensions

54.3 × 23.1 cm (21 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Nicole Williams Contemporary Textile Fund

Reference Number

2015.284

Extended information about this artwork

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