id:			165255
accession number:	2007.192
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.192
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:03.626000

Mask, 1960s. Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007). Warp-dominant plain weave, attachments; linen, beads possibly pre-Columbian, wooden sticks; overall: 24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Paul Miller 2007.192 © Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

title:				Mask
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creation date:			1960s
creation date earliest:		1960
creation date latest:		1969
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creditline:			Gift of John Paul Miller
copyright:			© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	warp-dominant plain weave, attachments; linen, beads possibly pre-Columbian, wooden sticks
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: 24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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CITATIONS

	Park, Betty. "Fiber Art: An Uncommon Thread." <em>Fiberarts</em>, March/April 1982. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 78-79
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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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	WIlson, Anne. "A Plea for Broader Dialogue." <em>Fiberarts</em>, 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." <em>Fiberarts</em>, September 1995, Vol. 24, no. 2. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 28-34
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	Kingsley, April<em>. "</em>Unraveling the weave." <em>Fiberarts</em>, 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." <em>Fiberarts</em>, November 1996. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 48-53
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