id: 148311
accession number: 1975.39
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Untitled, 1974. Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007). Linen, cotton, metal, wood; warp-faced plain weave with appliquéd blue jean fragments and buttons; overall: 200.2 x 66.3 cm (78 13/16 x 26 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Textile Arts Club 1975.39 © Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
title: Untitled
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creation date: 1974
creation date earliest: 1974
creation date latest: 1974
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creditline: Gift of The Textile Arts Club
copyright: © Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
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culture: America
technique: linen, cotton, metal, wood; warp-faced plain weave with appliquéd blue jean fragments and buttons
department: Textiles
collection: T - Contemporary Fiber Art
type: Textile
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CREATORS
* Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007) - artist
Tawney was born Leonora Agnes Gallagher in Lorain, Ohio, in 1907. She studied drawing, sculpture, and weaving with well-known artists at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana (1943-45), the Institute of Design in Chicago (1946-48), and at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina where she became a weaver (1954). Throughout her prolific career, Tawney has had numerous one-person exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions, including the renowned landmark international Fiberworks at the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1977. Her work is represented in many major museums, including four pieces in the Cleveland Museum of Art, and she has received numerous awards, including the American Craft Council's Gold Medal in 1987. Tawney's "flag" is one of the highlights of the museum's contemporary fiber art collection, which includes about 100 works.
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measurements: Overall: 200.2 x 66.3 cm (78 13/16 x 26 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1975
opening date: 1976-02-03T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-March 7, 1976).
title: Form and Fiber: Work of Toshiko Takaezu and Lenore Tawney
opening date: 1979-10-14T04:00:00
Form and Fiber: Work of Toshiko Takaezu and Lenore Tawney. The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 14-November 2, 1979).
title: Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club
opening date: 1984-11-21T05:00:00
Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 21-December 30, 1984).
title: Object in Focus: Untitled, 1974, by Lenore Tawney [linen, cotton: warp-faced plain weave with appliqued blue jean fragments and buttons 1975.39]
opening date: 2000-06-13T00:00:00
Object in Focus: Untitled, 1974, by Lenore Tawney [linen, cotton: warp-faced plain weave with appliqued blue jean fragments and buttons 1975.39]. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 13-August 13, 2000).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Year in Review for 1975. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1976).', 'opening_date': '1976-01-01T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art. Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH (June 14-August 14, 1994).', 'opening_date': '1994-06-14T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Park, Betty. "Fiber Art: An Uncommon Thread." Fiberarts, March/April 1982. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
page number: p. 78-79
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Wardwell, Anne E. Material Matters: Fifty Years of Gifts from the Textile Arts Club, 1934-1984 : [Exhibition] 21 November-30 December 1984, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Museum, 1984.
page number: p. 42
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Tawney, Lenore, Kathleen Nugent Mangan, and George Erml. Lenore Tawney: A Retrospective : American Craft Museum, New York. New York: Rizzoli, 1990.
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Rubin, David S. Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art : June 14-August 14, 1994, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, 1994.
page number: p. 32-33, no. 69, listing p. 62
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WIlson, Anne. "A Plea for Broader Dialogue." Fiberarts, Summer 1994. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
page number: p. 52-56
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Stein, Judith E. "The Inventive Genius of Lenore Tawney." Fiberarts, September 1995, Vol. 24, no. 2. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
page number: p. 28-34
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Kingsley, April. "Unraveling the weave." Fiberarts, March / April 1995, Vol. 21, Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
page number: p. 45-51
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Russell, Carol. "An Emissary for American Artists." Fiberarts, November 1996. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
page number: p. 48-53
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