Description
Chicago-based artist Dorothy Hughes creates what she calls “sculptural tapestry . . . drawn from the complex order of contrasts and harmony found within the life of natural forms.” Here, Hughes overlapped 37 woven strips to create a textural composition, clustering them together and even threading them through each other, resulting in deep shadows. The coarse weave that results conveys an earthy solidity that is echoed in Hughes’s shades of brown.
Provenance
The artist, Chicago [incoming receipt RX16046, May 2, 1986; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1986.
Accession Number
107744
Medium
Linen, wool and nylon, strips of plain weave and strips of slit tapestry weave
Dimensions
Approx.: 182.9 × 243.8 cm (72 × 96 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Textile Society and royalties from The Warner Fund; Illinois Arts Council Partners in Purchase Grant