Waters Above the Firmament
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007) United States, New York, New York City- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- Linen, warp-faced weft-ribbed plain weave with discontinuous wefts; 18th/19th century manuscript pages cut into strips, attached, and painted with Liquitex acrylic paint; braided, knotted, and cut warp fringe
- Dimensions
- 397.6 × 369 cm (156 1/2 × 145 1/4 in.)
- Department
- Textiles
- Credit line
- H. L. and Mary T. Adams, Harriott A. Fox, and Mrs. Siegfried G. Schmidt Endowments; purchased with funds provided by Laurance H. Armour, Jr. and Margot G. Armour Family Foundation, Mrs. William G. Swartchild, Jr., Joan Rosenberg, Joseph W. Fell, and the Textile Society
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