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Cynthia Schira

Dark Light, 1985

Description

Maker

  • Cynthia Schira, b. 1934, American

Title

Dark Light

Year

1985

Medium

Cotton, rayon; compound twill weave, supplementary weft patterning, supplementary warp patterning

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • rayon

Techniques

  • hand woven,
  • supplementary weft patterning,
  • supplementary warp patterning,
  • compound twill weave

Dimensions

160 cm (63 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed on reverse: Dark Light by Cynthia Schira, 1985.

Type

  • Textiles,
  • Fiber Art

Credit

Daphne Farago Fund

Object Number

1993.023

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Term Limits

November 8, 2005 - February 5, 2006

Contemporary Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection

July 7 - October 22, 1995

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Dark Light with the accession number of 1993.023. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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