Designed by Else Regensteiner (American, born Germany, 1906–2003) and Julia McVicker (American, 1906–1990) Produced by reg/wick studio (American, 1945–1980) United States, Illinois, Chicago
Rayon, wool, cellulose, and acetate-film-laminated-metal-foil-wrapped cotton, plain weave; warp fringe
Dimensions
133.6 × 104.8 cm (52 1/2 × 41 1/4 in.)
Repeat: 35.5 × 2.6 cm (14 × 1 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Else Regensteiner
Reference Number
1947.329
Extended information about this artwork
Christa C. Mayer Thurman, “Rooted in Chicago: Fifty Years of Textile Design Traditions,” published in conjunction with the exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 23, 1 (1997): 58 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Rooted in Chicago: Fifty Years of Textile Design Traditions, Feb. 12–July 27, 1997, cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Weaving beyond the Bauhaus, Aug. 3, 2019-Feb. 17, 2020.
The artist; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1947.
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