id:			172354
accession number:	2014.712
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2014.712
updated:		2024-11-18 23:43:19.197000

Root of Itself, 1967. Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007). Paper, German text, quail eggshell; overall: 24.1 x 21 x 3.2 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.); mounted: 33.7 x 28.3 x 5.1 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Camille and Alex Cook 2014.712 © Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

title:				Root of Itself
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creation date:			1967
creation date earliest:		1967
creation date latest:		1967
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creditline:			Gift of Camille and Alex Cook
copyright:			© Lenore G. Tawney Foundation

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culture:	America
technique:	Paper, German text, quail eggshell
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 21 x 3.2 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.); Mounted: 33.7 x 28.3 x 5.1 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/8 x 2 in.)
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	inscription:	recto in graphite: date "Oct 10-11-67" artist initials
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Contemporary Art Rotation – Fall 2023
	opening date:   2023-10-20T04:00:00
	<i>Contemporary Art Rotation – Fall 2023</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 20, 2023-April 7, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Camille and Alex Cook
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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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