id:			172353
accession number:	2014.711
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.711
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:45.148000

Alquimia Verde LV, 1987. Olga de Amaral (Colombian, 1932-). Plain weave with supplementary weft: cotton, linen, gold leaf, gesso, oxide pigments; overall: 165.4 x 102.9 cm (65 1/8 x 40 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Camille and Alex Cook 2014.711 © Olga de Amaral

title:				Alquimia Verde LV
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creation date:			1987
creation date earliest:		1987
creation date latest:		1987
current location:		229C Contemporary
creditline:			Gift of Camille and Alex Cook
copyright:			© Olga de Amaral

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culture:	Colombia, 20th century
technique:	plain weave with supplementary weft: cotton, linen, gold leaf, gesso, oxide pigments
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Contemporary Fiber Art
type:		Textile
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CREATORS

* Olga de Amaral (Colombian, 1932-)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 165.4 x 102.9 cm (65 1/8 x 40 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock
	opening date:   2021-07-25T04:00:00
	<i>Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (July 25-September 19, 2021) https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/olga-de-amaral-to-weave-a-rock.

	title:		Contemporary Art Rotation - Spring 2023
	opening date:   2023-04-07T04:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Art Rotation - Spring 2023</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 7-September 24, 2023).

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PROVENANCE

	Camille and Alex Cook
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CITATIONS

	McCann, Kathleen. "Trends in Fiber Art." <em>Fiberarts</em>, March/April 1990. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 37-40
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	Scarborough, Jessica. "From a Gallery Owner's Perspective: An Interview with Louise Allrich." <em>Fiberarts</em>, Summer 1994. Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC.
	page number: 	p. 42-45
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	Amaral, Olga de, Anna Walker, and Laura Mott. <em>Olga De Amaral: To Weave a Rock</em>. 2020.
	page number: 	p. 74-75 illus.
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