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Katherine Westphal (American, 1919 – 2018)
American
1989–90
Object Place: United States
Medium/Technique
Synthetic raffia, plastic mosquitoes; crocheted
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 25.4 x 27.9 cm (18 1/2 x 10 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2004.2150
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsFiber arts
This piece is by a celebrated and masterful textile maker whose work has impacted generations of artists working with thread in the United States and beyond. The artist’s technical care of their material is matched by their imaginative forms. Westphal’s crocheted vessel demonstrates the accumulated strength and expressive form of raffia, a true testament to the wonder that threads evoke when intricately woven together.
ProvenancePurchased from Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA in 1995; Gift to the MFA, December 15, 2004
CopyrightReproduced with permission.