Artist
Cynthia SchiraAmerican, born 1934
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Borderland
Date1986
PlaceUnited States
MediumCotton, linen, rayon, and mixed fibers
DimensionsOverall: 65 × 66 × 1/4 in. (165.1 × 167.6 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2130
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Cynthia Schira: New Work," Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, Kansas, June 5–July 26, 1987.
"Cynthia Schira," Miller/Brown Gallery, San Francisco, December 1987–May 24, 1988.
"Masters of the Medium: Honorees of the James Renwick Alliance," Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, November 18–21, 2004.
"Private Pleasures: Collecting Contemporary Textile Art," Textile Museum, Washington, September 28, 2007–February 17, 2008.
"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Labeled on the backing in the lower corner: 'Borderland' / BY CYNTHIA SCHIRA [does not appear to have been done by the artist]
Inscribed on the velcro bar: VELCRO BAR FOR 'BORDERLAND' BY CYNTHIA SCHIRA
Inscribed on the velcro bar: VELCRO BAR FOR 'BORDERLAND' BY CYNTHIA SCHIRA
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