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Red Forest (Five Elements) by Claire Zeisler — VisualArtsDB

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Red Forest (Five Elements)

Red Forest (Five Elements)

Red Forest (Five Elements)

1967

Medium: Five-ply, red dyed jute cords knotted and wrapped around iron-alloy armature with cascading ends
Dimensions: 249 × 223.6 cm (98 × 88 in.)
Genre: Fiber art
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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wrappingfiber constructionfiberfiber artChicagosculptureChicago artistjuteknotting20th CenturyTextilemetal

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