Sketchbook

Textiles

1986-1994

Ethel Stein
American, 1917-2018

Over the course of her career as a weaver, Ethel Stein also proved to be a devoted draughtswoman. Stein’s sketchbooks which feature numerous figure studies done in a variety of media demonstrate her attention to exploring and examining the human form as a source of inspiration. Her weaving The Three Graces (2012.413) provides a striking example of the artist incorporating these figures into her woven work.

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Department: Textiles

Artist: Ethel Stein
Title: Sketchbook
Place: New York (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1986–1994
Medium: Mixed media on paper
Dimensions: 35.9 × 27.9 × 1.9 cm (14 1/8 × 11 × 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of the Stein Family
Reference Number: 2019.798.2

The artist (died 2018); by descent to her son, Carl Stein, New York; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2019.

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