Lissy Funk (Swiss, born Germany, 1909–2005)
Executed at Lissy Funk Studio
Switzerland, Zürich
Das andere Land (The Other Land)
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Lissy Funk (Swiss, born Germany, 1909–2005)
Executed at Lissy Funk Studio
Switzerland, Zürich1986/87
Das andere Land (The Other Land)
Lissy Funk (Swiss, born Germany, 1909–2005) Executed at Lissy Funk Studio Switzerland, Zürich →textileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1986/87
Medium
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with linen, wool, silk, horsehair, hemp, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in open buttonhole filling and stem stitches; laid work and couching
Dimensions
207 × 335 cm (81 1/2 × 131 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Women's Board, Wirt D. Walker Endowment, and Lissy Funk Acquisition Fund