Mariska Karasz (American, born Hungary, 1898–1960)
United States, New York, Brewster
Cactus
INV-1506
Mariska Karasz (American, born Hungary, 1898–1960)
United States, New York, Brewster1958
Modernismtextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
1958
Medium
Silk, plain weave; appliquéd with cotton, rayon, silk, wool, and metal foil laminated in cellulose acetate film, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; cotton, rayon and silk, twill and plain weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, wool, cotton, jute, rayon and cellulose acetate in buttonhole, coral, zig-zag coral, feather, long-armed cross, open chain and stem stitches; laid work and couching
Dimensions
247.7 × 136 cm (97 1/2 × 53 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Solveig Cox
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