Gearldine Westbrook (American, 1919-2016)
Gee's Bend, Alabama, United States
"Strips" Quilt
INV-1601
Gearldine Westbrook (American, 1919-2016)
Gee's Bend, Alabama, United States1980s
20th Centurytextileneedlework - quilt
Date
1980s
Medium
Pieced cotton, wool, polyester, silk, nylon, rayon, acrylic, and cellulose acetate, plain weaves, plain weave derived float weaves, plain weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut voided pile, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; twill weaves, twill weave with self-patterning ground weft floats; machine single and double knits and machine knot with supplementary cut pile; some printed; pieced; edged with cotton, plain weave, printed; backed with polyester, plain weave; printed
Dimensions
228 × 195.7 cm (89 3/4 × 77 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Robert Allerton Endowment
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