id:			169488
accession number:	2011.32
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.32
updated:		2025-02-15 12:46:41.605000

The Principal Wife, 1984. Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934). Linen, rayon, acrylic yarns; overall: 254 x 203.2 x 20.4 cm (100 x 80 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Watson K. Blair 2011.32

title:				The Principal Wife
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creation date:			1984
creation date earliest:		1984
creation date latest:		1984
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creditline:			Gift of Watson K. Blair
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culture:	America
technique:	linen, rayon, acrylic yarns
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Contemporary Fiber Art
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 254 x 203.2 x 20.4 cm (100 x 80 x 8 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Contemporary Installation
	opening date:   2021-04-12T04:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Installation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of José and Watson Blair
	date: 1984–2011
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	Watson K. Blair, Hobe Sound, FL, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 2011
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2011–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Simon, Joan, Sheila Hicks, Susan C. Faxon, and Whitney Chadwick. Sheila Hicks: 50 Years. Andover, Mass: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, 2010
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 371
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