%C2%A9 Estate Claire Zeisler
A Public Affair II, 1978
Claire Zeislerexpand_more
Leather, metal armatureexpand_more
The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fundexpand_more 91.140.1
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"I am interested in investigating...ways to create textiles which are not only aesthetically pleasing because of design and color, but also contain elements of tactile and visual surprise, pleasure, excitement." -- Claire Zeisler
Trained as a painter and sculptor, Claire Zeisler became interested in woven structures in the 1950s. She created sculpture from a variety of fibers--jute, sisal, raffia, silk, wool--and in the mid-1970s began working with leather. Leather did not require weaving, knotting, or joining but could instead be cut and folded. This piece consists of a freestanding metal armature supporting hundreds of strips of cut leather that cascade in a shifting series of red and gray planes.
Details
- Title
- A Public Affair II
- Artist Life
- 1903 - 1991
- Role
- Artist
- Dimension
- vary as assembled
- Accession Number
- 91.140.1
- Curator Approved
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