Artist
Olga de Amaral (Colombian, born 1932)Colombian, born 1932
CultureColombian
Titles
- Riscos y Tiempo
- Ridges and Time
Date1984
PlaceUnited States
MediumWool and horsehair
DimensionsOverall: 47 × 75 in. (119.4 × 190.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle
Object number2010.2262
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"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
Label on verso: 381 "Riscos y Tiempo" / 1.40 x 1.90 HT./184. / olga de Amaral. [illegible]
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Dominic Di Mare
1998
Hawthorne wood, horsehair, raw silk, cotton thread, feathers, brass, and stone
2014.285.A,.B
