Red Preview

Published/Created:

1969

Physical Description:

240 x 150 cm

Date Depicted:

1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

jute, flanges square knotted and wrapperd, cascading ends

Notes:

Claire Zeisler, along with Lenore Tawney, was a leader in the movement from loom weaving to fiber arts in the 1960s. Her 8-foot tall “Red Preview” features her trademark use of knotting as a structural technique, while the mass and intense red color was

Variant Titles:

Fiber Construction Entitled "Red Preview"

Associated Names:

Zeisler, Claire, 1903-1991 [Artist]

Topics:

Sculpture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Textiles -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

4303-004

Genre:

sculpture (AAT)
textiles (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Furnishings & Decorative Arts
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Created:

Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago

Source Note:

Taken from the on-line collection database

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Chicago, IL: Art Institute of Chicago

OID:

10191744

PID:

digcoll:1902020