Catalog of an exhibition held at the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., Nov. 5, 2010-Feb. 27, 2011, the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, Mar. 25-Aug. 7, 2011, and the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 1, 2011-Jan. 29, 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Sheila Hicks (born 1934) is a pioneering artist noted for objects & public commissions whose structures are built of colour & fibre. This volume accompanies the first major retrospective of Hicks's work. It documents the divergent scale of her textiles as well as her distinctive use, & surprising range, of materials.
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