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Joan Morris

Animation 4

Maker

Joan Morris (American, b. 1954)
Michèle Ratté (American, b. 1956)

Title

Animation 4
Animation Series

Year

2007

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gold, silk

Dimensions

Length: 193.7 cm (76 1/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2007.82

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Evolution Revolution
The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
Feb 22, 2008 – Jun 15, 2008

Label copy

Alchemists in their own right, Morris and Ratté have long experimented with the application of precious metals to fabric through the techniques of resist dyeing and screen-printing. Morris and Ratté’s Animation series is the pinnacle of nearly nine years of collaboration in printing high-karat gold onto fabric, creating a result that is pliable, washable, and permanent. Their passion recalls that of William Morris, who a century earlier labored to perfect his natural plant dye recipes for textile printing.

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Tombstone

Joan Morris (American, b. 1954)
Michèle Ratté (American, b. 1956)
Animation 4; Animation Series, 2007
Silk gauze, 23-karat gold; shaped-resist, hand-screen printed
Length: 193.7 cm (76 1/4 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2007.82

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