Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018)
United States
The Little Breeze
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Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018)
United States1998
The Little Breeze
Ethel Stein (American, 1917-2018) United States →textileweaving
Date
1998
Medium
Cotton, plain weave, double cloth; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist
Dimensions
72.4 × 73.7 cm (28 1/2 × 29 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Ethel Stein
The toppling blocks here create a pleasing effect in which the regularity of the pattern has been disrupted. There is also a surprising optical effect created by the afterimage of dots that appear at the interstices of the grid holding the rows of blocks.
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