Exhibition

A Global View: Recent Acquisitions of Textiles, 2012–2016

Art Institute of Chicago8 Apr 2016 – 18 Sep 2016

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Works from this exhibition held in Dartabase

Dispersions (no. 20)

Anne Wilson · 2013

Linen, satin damask weave, embroidered with cotton, polyester, and/or silk, and human hair

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Facing Touch

Lia Cook · 2011

Cotton and rayon, weaving on digital hand loom

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Dispersions (no. 22)

Anne Wilson · 2013

Linen, satin damask weave, embroidered with cotton, polyester, and/or silk, and human hair

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The Clearing

Michael Olszewski · 2008

Silk and paper, crochet and crochet variations; appliquéd with silk, plain weaves, some printed, dyed, hole-punched, and discharge dyed and appliquéd with silk, ribbon; embroidered with silk; metal wire wrapped with silk; blocked

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Student Notebook Containing Notes, Diagrams and Swatches

Alfred Fehr · c. 1898–1900

Bound notebook of technical notes and weave samples: fabrics for clothing and mixed goods, ribbed and twill cottons, and jacquard; 176 pages

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Work Box

Claire Zeisler · 1960s-70s

Plastic box containing metal needles of various sizes; ball-head pins; sewing needle; ball head knitting needles; wire thread guides; cotton floss wrapped wooden dowels; knitting needle with glass beads, jute balls wrapped in cotton in simple loop stitch; knitting needle with jute ball wrapped in cotton in simple loop stitches and wrapped with cotton floss; bast fiber coils ("slinky") sample fragments; bast fiber coil ("slinky") sample fragment wrapped in wool; cluster of cotton coils

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Fields

Michael Olszewski · 2004

Two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked

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Point Paper (mise-en-carte)

Leblanc (Firm) · c. 1880

Opaque watercolor (gouache) over graphite with black ink on mold paper

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Eclat (Furnishing Fabric)

Anni Albers · 1974 (produced 1976)

Cotton, linen and rayon; plain weave with paired warps; screenprinted

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Khamseh Carpet

Khamseh · c. 1890

Wool, plain weave with supplementary wrapping wefts forming cut pile through a technique known as "Turkish (Ghiordes) knots"

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Dispersions (no. 9)

Anne Wilson · 2013

Linen, satin damask weave, embroidered with cotton, polyester, and/or silk, and human hair

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Sampler

Charlotte Guerin · 1765/66

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in cross, herringbone, stem, satin, and chain stitches; edged with cotton, plain weave

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Wie das Gras (Like the Grass)

Lissy Funk · 1977

Linen, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave; embroidered with silk and linen and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in stem, satin, long and short, padded satin and variations on buttonhole stitches; French knots; laid work and couching; glass beads

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Untitled Leather Construction

Claire Zeisler · 1974–1975

Cut leather (suede), cotton, glazed ceramic, glass, coins, foil-wrapped stones, mother-of-pearl button, and clear plastic shells; appliquéd, pieced and over sewn with cotton needle lace; straight, button hole, stem and roman stitches; some printed

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