Artworks

Michael Olszewski

Two panels: linen, cotton, silk, nylon, polyester, leaf fiber (probably abaca), wool, ramie, synthetic foam, and paper; crochet variations, running stitches and knotting; blocked · 2004

Gio Ponti

Cotton, silk, polyester window covering, upholstery · 2002

Rebecca Bluestone

Cotton, silk, and wild silk, dovetailed tapestry weave · 2000

James Bassler

Cotton, silk, wild silk, polyester film, and sisal, ten interworked strips of warp resist dyed (ikat), plain weave of discontinuous warps and wefts with some non-perpendicular weaving · 1992

Lucy Goffin

Pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed cotton, silk and polyester plain, patterned, twill and satin weaves; cotton and polyester embroidery threads · 1990

Grace C. Wagner

Silk, cotton, linen, wool, polyester, rayon, nylon, cellulose acetate, metal foil laminated in polyester film, and metallized polyester film wrapped rayon, plain, twill, satin, gauze and float weaves, some damask weave, some with complementary warps and/or wefts, some with secondary binding warps, some with supplementary patterning warps or wefts, some double cloth, with some supplementary pile warps forming cut solid velvet, some self-patterned by weave variations or warp or weft floats, some screen printed; oblique interlacing and cords of oblique wrapping; machine knitting; machine embroidering stitches; machine lace; pieced and appliquéd; embroidered with cotton, silk, and polyester in buttonhole, detached chain, fly, herringbone, stem and tent stitches; applied plastic stars and mother-of-pearl flowers; edged and backed with polyester, machine knitting; screen printed · 1980

Else Regensteiner

Wool; knotting of double-flat knots terminating in long cut fringe over wool, cotton, silk, mohair, nylon, rayon, and polyester bouclé, plain weave; some bast fiber (jute) and cellophane strip ground weft loop pile (bouclé) and supplementary elements of wood and plant materials; both layers worked over wood branch · 1976

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, rayon, jute, bamboo, and metallic strip encased in synthetic film, plain weave · 1956

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, twill weave · 1954

Lenore Tawney

Linen, wool, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, silk, cotton, metal-foil-laminated in cellulose acetate film-wrapped rayon, and rayon-and-nylon, tapestry weave · 1954

Mary Evans Landis

Bands of cotton, silk, wild silk, and wool, plain weave, point twill weave and alternating float weave; two warp sets used, each with warp fringe · 1951

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, wool, and rayon, plain weave · 1951

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, and rayon, plain weave · 1951

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, rayon and metallic strip encased in synthetic film, weft-float faced twill weave with bands of plain weave · 1950

Dorothy Liebes

Wool, cotton, silk, and synthetic, plain and twill weaves; with uncut loops · 1950

Dorothy Liebes

Linen, cotton, silk, rayon and metal strip encased in synthetic film, plain weave · 1950

Dorothy Liebes

Wool, cotton, silk, rayon, and metal laminated in cellulose film, combined twill weaves with bands of plain weave · 1949

Anni Albers

Cotton, silk, lurex, and metallic foil · 1949

Dorothy Liebes

Wool, cotton, silk, rayon, and metal strip encased in synthetic film, twill weave · 1948

Dorothy Liebes

Rayon, wool, metal strip laminated in cellulose acetate film, metal-foil-wrapped cotton, silk, and cotton; twill weave · 1948

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, rayon, and wool, plain weave · 1947

Dorothy Liebes

Cotton, silk, metal strip, and metallic strip encased in synthetic film, twill weave · 1946

Gunta Stölzl

Cellophane, cotton, silk, and silk floss · 1939

Jennie C. Trein

Appliquéd, pieced and embroidered quilt; dyed and printed cotton, linen and rayon plain, twill, satin and patterned weave fabrics; cotton, silk and rayon embroidery fabrics; plastic liberty bell charm · 1932