Hicks, Sheila. The Principal Wife, 1984. linen, rayon, acrylic yarns, Overall: 254 x 203.2 x 20.4 cm (100 x 80 x 8 1/16 in.). Gift of Watson K. Blair, 2011.32. Copyrighted.

The Principal Wife

1984

Sheila Hicks

Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934)

Textiles

The Principal Wife, 1984. Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934). Linen, rayon, acrylic yarns; overall: 254 x 203.2 x 20.4 cm (100 x 80 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Watson K. Blair 2011.32 Hicks has studied textile traditions in South America, Mexico, Morocco, and India throughout her six-decade career, and combines indigenous techniques with modernist ideals to create her hanging fiber works.

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