Angel with the Red

Textiles

1961

Martta Taipale (Finnish, 1893–1966)
Helsinki, Finland

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Martta Taipale
Title: Angel with the Red
Place: Finland (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 1961
Medium: Cotton, rayon, wool, linen, nylon, metal foil, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose film, plain weave with discontinuous wefts and supplementary brocading wefts; embroidered in double running, running, and stem stitches
Dimensions: 155.2 × 47 cm (61 1/8 × 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken
Reference Number: 1969.790

Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Contemporary Fiber Art, A Selection from the Permanent Collection, Nov. 3, 2010-May 8, 2011.
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980, Oct. 14, 2021–Jan. 9, 2022; Oslo, Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, Mar. 17–Aug. 7, 2022; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 9, 2022–Feb. 5, 2023; Milwaukee Art Museum, Mar. 24–July 23, 2023 (Stockholm only).

Marna Johnson, Chicago, by 1969; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1969.

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