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Joan Morris

Animation 4, 2007

Description

Maker

  • Joan Morris, b. 1954, American
  • Michèle Ratté, b. 1956, American

Title

Animation 4

Year

2007

Medium

Silk gauze, 23-karat gold; shaped-resist, hand-screen printed

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • gold,
  • silk

Dimensions

Length: 193.7 cm (76 1/4 inches)

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2007.82

Projects & Publications

Publications

Evolution/Revolution

The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Evolution Revolution

February 22 - June 15, 2008

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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