Firebird

Textiles

1968

Terry Illes (American, 1920–2000)
Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Artist: Terry Illes
Title: Firebird
Place: United States (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 1968
Medium: Wool tapestry weave, with feathers
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift
Reference Number: 1971.323

Art Institute of Chicago, Selected Textile Acquisitions Since 1967, July 10, 1972–Apr. 30, 1973.

Private collection, Chicago, by Jan. 15, 1971 [incoming permanent receipt RX7819; Jan. 15, 1971; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1971.

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