Woman In a Cobweb of Steel
Item
Title
Woman In a Cobweb of Steel
Date
1950s
Description
Tent sittich, straight stitch, frenchknots, wheat stitch, outline stitch, spider sttich varaation, trellis stitch. Natural, brown, red, black, grey, blue pruple, green. Steelworkers in bottom section, Christmas tree-like figure with ornaments, building in background.
Many steel workers in protective gear stand at the bottom of this abstracted textile piece. They look at the center of the artwork, which features a female figure made of steel, who is surrounded by metal rods and dots of light radiating out from the middle of the piece.
Source
Allentown Art Museum
Rights
NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT (NKC)
