Artwork Details
- Title
- Wonderland
- Artist
- Date
- 1983
- Location
- Dimensions
- 90 x 144 1⁄2 in. (228.6 x 367.0 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of an anonymous donor
- Mediums Description
- acrylic, fabric and plastic beads on canvas
- Subjects
- Occupation — domestic
- Figure female — full length
- Dress — accessory — apron
- Architecture Interior — domestic — house
- Object Number
- 1996.88
Artwork Description
The fabric--which is really, in a larger sense, the fabric of my life--was so important to me.
--Miriam Schapiro
Wonderland is a celebration of home life. In the center, the embroidered image of a woman inside a home welcomes us inside. The surrounding swirl of quilt blocks, aprons, and cutouts of teacups represent pieces of domestic life.
Miriam Schapiro's feminine collages--what she called "femmages"--use traditional crafts, such as embroidered handkerchiefs, and painted whimsical imagery, like hearts and flowers, to challenge sexist perceptions of sentimentality. By turning these seemingly frivolous objects and pastimes into large-scale, intentional works of art, Schapiro empowers and legitimizes women's experiences, femininity, and creativity within domestic work.
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