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Olga de Amaral : to weave a rock
- Title
- Olga de Amaral : to weave a rock / Anna Walker, Laura Mott.
- Publication
- Stuttgart : Arnoldsche Art Publishers ; [Houston] : in association with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [2020]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQF 21-110 | Schwarzman Building - Art & Architecture Room 300 |
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- Description
- 143 pages : chiefly color illustrations, portraits : 29 cm
- Summary
- "Traces the career of Colombian artist Olga de Amaral (born 1932). Drawing on techniques like plaiting and wrapping and materials such as horsehair and gold leaf, Amaral's transformative woven sculptures result from a lifetime of experimentation. This book provides new scholarship by contextualizing Amaral's work within contemporary and fiber arts"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Note
- Published to accompany an exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills (US), between 19 November 2020 and 7 March 2021, and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (US) between 27 June to 19 September 2021.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Square words and gold landscapes : building a life in textiles / by Anna Walker -- An alchemist's experiments : Olga de Amaral in contemporary art / by Laura Mott -- Featured works.
- Call Number
- JQF 21-110
- ISBN
- 9783897905962
- 3897905965
- LCCN
- 2020005756
- OCLC
- 1141032758
- Title
- Olga de Amaral : to weave a rock / Anna Walker, Laura Mott.
- Publisher
- Stuttgart : Arnoldsche Art Publishers ; [Houston] : in association with The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, [2020]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Walker, Anna (Art museum curator). Square words and gold landscapes.Mott, Laura. Alchemist's experiments.Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, organizer, host institution.Cranbrook Art Museum.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 21-110