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 1234 3413 14 in. (39.488.333.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 1996.42

Artwork Details

Title
Wind Form
Date
1989
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1234 3413 14 in. (39.488.333.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
Mediums Description
tapa bark cloth, acrylic paint, and waxed linen thread
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Allegory — element — air
Object Number
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 (11 items)

Richard Mock, Untitled (If This Is November, It Must Be July 4th), from the portfolio Mock of the Times, 1983, printed 1986, linocut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1987.74.3, © 1983, Richard Basil Mock
Untitled (If This Is November, It Must Be July 4th), from…
Date1983, printed 1986
linocut on paper
Not on view
Gregory Amenoff, Chamber, 1985, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.94.2, © 1985, Gregory Amenoff
Chamber
Date1985
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Sean Scully, Block, 1986, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.79.15, © 1986, Sean Scully
Block
Date1986
woodcut on paper
Not on view
Sean Scully, Standing 1, 1986, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.79.13, © 1986, Sean Scully
Standing 1
Date1986
woodcut on paper
Not on view