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Facade Portal 62, South, Madlener House
Nelly Agassi
Silver gilt bullion wire, cloth of silver with metallicized cotton, wool felt, cotton string and thread, and 24K gold on linen blend · 2019
Art Institute of Chicago

Room 31, Hearth, Madlener House
Nelly Agassi
Gold gilt bullion wire, cloth of gold with metallicized cotton, wool felt, cotton string and thread on linen blend · 2019
Art Institute of Chicago

The Safety Patrol
Bisa Butler
Cotton, wool, and chiffon; appliquéd and quilted · 2018
Art Institute of Chicago

Lakota Honor - Sees The Horses Woman - SuWakan Ayutan Win
Rhonda Holy Bear, Wakah Wayuphika Win, Making with Exceptional Skills Woman
Wood, antique micro-seed beads, micro-porcupine quills, metal sequins, catlinite, shell, brass, metal, chicken feathers, hair, paint, cotton, wool, fabric, deer skin, antler, horn, and bells · 2011
Art Institute of Chicago

Approaching Change
Cynthia Schira
Cotton, wool, rayon, acrylic, acetate, linen, silk and polyolefin, warp-dyed complementary warp, twill and mix-float weaves with discontinuous wefts · 1997
Art Institute of Chicago

Rennie (Furnishing Fabric)
Ben Rose
Nylon, cotton, wool and rayon, complementary warp and weft plain weave · 1992
Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled
Robert Gober
Wood, cotton, wool, down, and enamel paint · 1986
Museum of Modern Art

Autobahn (Sample) (Furnishing Fabric)
Ben Rose
Cotton, wool and nylon, satin damask weave self-patterned by areas of mixed twill weaves · 1985
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Furnishing Fabric)
Ben Rose
Cotton, wool and nylon, complementary warp and weft plain weave; woven on a loom with Jacquard attachment · 1985
Art Institute of Chicago

"Strips" Quilt
Gearldine Westbrook
Pieced cotton, wool, polyester, silk, nylon, rayon, acrylic, and cellulose acetate, plain weaves, plain weave derived float weaves, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided pile, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; twill weaves, twill weave with self-patterning ground weft floats; machine single and double knits and machine knot with supplementary cut pile; some printed; pieced; edged with cotton, plain weave, printed; backed with polyester, plain weave; printed · 1980
Art Institute of Chicago

Serenity
Ayako Murao
Cotton, wool and silk, slit tapestry weave · 1973
Art Institute of Chicago

Yin-Yang/Mao Tapestry
Helena Hernmarck
Cotton, wool, nylon, linen, plastic, and sequins · 1971
Museum of Modern Art

Panel
Dorothy Liebes
Cotton, wool and rayon, plain weave derived float weave · 1965
Art Institute of Chicago

Spring
Mariska Karasz
Silk, plain weave; appliquéd in silk, cotton, wool, linen, and synthetics, plain, twill and satin weaves; embroidered with silk, wool, and bast fibers in buttonhole, chain, long-armed cross, Spanish knotted feather, and Van dyke stitches; couching · 1959
Art Institute of Chicago

Panel (Design 106)
Frank Lloyd Wright
Cotton, wool, and rayon, weft-float faced satin weave; screen printed · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Water Birds Hanging
Lenore Tawney
Cotton, wool, silk, wild silk, cotton (mercerized), cellulose acetate, rayon, and linen, plain weave with discontinuous wefts; cut and knotted warp fringe · 1956
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Drapery Fabric)
Dorothy Liebes
Rayon, cotton, wool, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal-strip-wrapped cotton, weft bands of plain weave; plain weave with paired wefts; and twill weave · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Jason (Furnishing Fabric)
Jack Lenor Larsen
Cotton, wool, and metallized polyester film with synthetic coating, plain weave; openwork · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Up 146 Q #1)
Robert D. Sailors
Cotton, wool, acrylic, silk, linen, polyester, rayon, and nylon, plain weave · 1955
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Handbag Material)
Dorothy Liebes
Cotton, wool, cellulose, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film · 1954
Art Institute of Chicago

Sample (Drapery Fabric)
Dorothy Liebes
Rayon, cotton, wool, silk, linen, metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, and metal foil laminated in cellulose film, twill weave · 1953
Art Institute of Chicago

Blue Bird
Trude Guermonprez
Cotton, wool, and silk, plain weave with supplementary warp; painted · 1950
Art Institute of Chicago

Upholstery Fabric
Yvonne Palmer Pacanovsky Bobrowicz
Cotton, wool, rayon, and nylon, float weave · 1950
Art Institute of Chicago

Rug Sample
Marianne Strengell
Cotton, wool and jute, plain weave; knotted warp fringe · 1950
Art Institute of Chicago