Wind Form

Lillian Elliott, Wind Form, 1989, tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1996.42
Lillian Elliott, Wind Form, 1989, tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread, 15 1⁄2 x 34 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄4 in. (39.4 x 88.3 x 33.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1996.42

Artwork Details

Title
Wind Form
Artist
Date
1989
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1⁄2 x 34 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄4 in. (39.4 x 88.3 x 33.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Allegory — element — air
Object Number
1996.42
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.42

Artwork Description

From 1989 to 1992, Lillian Elliott created a number of works from the bark of birches, willows, palms and other plants, which she manipulated as a ceramist shapes clay. In Wind Form the painted and natural tapa bark cloth encloses space, showing Elliott's interest in the way objects suggest an "inside" and "outside" to the viewer. The broken lines of stitching function as a kind of drawing, emphasizing the contours and angles of the material.

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Lillian Elliott, Pat Hickman, Nomad, 1983, reeds, waxed linen thread, hog casings, acrylic paint and india ink, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 1984.79
Nomad
Artist
Date1983
reeds, waxed linen thread, hog casings, acrylic paint and india ink
Not on view
Lillian Elliott, Pat Hickman, Leaf Basket, 1984, coconut palm sheath, hog casings, acrylic paint, and colored pencil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.11, © 1986, Patricia L. Hickman
Leaf Basket
Artist
Date1984
coconut palm sheath, hog casings, acrylic paint, and colored pencil
Not on view
Lillian Elliott, Open Weave Basket, 1980, coconut fibers and hickory bark, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1996.96.2
Open Weave Basket
Artist
Date1980
coconut fibers and hickory bark
Not on view
Lillian Elliott, Pat Hickman, River Stone, 1989, reeds, waxed linen thread, hog casings, and colored ink, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.3
River Stone
Artist
Date1989
reeds, waxed linen thread, hog casings, and colored ink
Not on view