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The Poet by Lenore Tawney — VisualArtsDB

The Poet

The Poet

1963

Medium: Linen, plain weave; open work; open warp; knotted and braided fringes
Dimensions: 223.5 × 54 cm (88 × 21 1/4 in.)
Genre: weaving
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Tags

fringedlinen (material)fiber artbraidingknottingTextileweavingplain weaving

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