Fanny’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Bride's Album Quilt
Fanny Lovejoy (1856/57) Weston, Vermont, United States

A Friendly Warning
Thomas Hicks American, 1823–1890

Learning to Weave in Taxco, Mexico
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

A Snowy Morning
Fanny F. Palmer (American, born England, 1812-1876) published by Currier and Ives (American, 1857-1907)

Éventail (Fan)
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Battle Strategy
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Rug
Designed by Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934) Produced by V'Soske (American, founded 1924) Ireland, County Galway

Faja
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Octagonal Library Table
Attributed to Richard Hicks Bridgens English, 1785-1846 Made by Edward Holmes Baldock English, 1777-1845 London, England

Fanny (Mme. D. G.)
Henri Matisse French, 1869-1954

Ventana I
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Sample (Ford Foundation Program)
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Badagara
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Coverlet
William Hicks (American, 1821–1903) United States, Indiana, Madison County, Killbuck Creek

Sample (Ford Foundation Program)
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934)

Steichen's Pond
Sheila Hicks (American, born 1934

Summer Morning
Frances Palmer (American, born England, 1812–1876) published by Currier & Ives (American, 1824–1895)

Bird's Eye View (South), from the series "Chicago and Vicinity"
Lovejoy & Foster American, active 1870s

Clark Street, North from Madison, from the series "Re-Built Chicago"
Lovejoy & Foster American, active 1870s

Sheila Hicks: Weaving as Metaphor
Irma Boom (Dutch, born 1960) Edited by Nina Stritzler–Levine Published by Yale University Press