Artist

Norma Minkowitz

born New York City 1937
Born
New York, New York, United States
Active in
  • Westport, Connecticut, United States
Biography

Norma Minkowitz’s small sculptures combine crocheting and drawing. At seven, she was taught by her mother to crochet, and the artist has spent her career transforming the traditionally feminine pastime into a medium for serious sculptors. Minkowitz began to see that by skipping stitches and varying the tension of the thread she could gain more control over the shape that emerged. She often crochets around objects to create a form that evokes the human body, a plant, or an animal.

Works by this artist (151 items)

Chiura Obata, El Capitán, 1931, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2000.76.24, © 1989, Lillian Yuri Kodani
El Capitán
Date1931
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No.48), 1929-1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2005.17.50, © 1989, Yuri Kodani
Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No.48)
Date1929-1930
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No.43), 1929-1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2005.17.45, © 1989, Yuri Kodani
Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No.43)
Date1929-1930
color woodcut on paper
Not on view
Chiura Obata, Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No.32), 1929-1930, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Obata Family, 2005.17.34, © 1989, Yuri Kodani
Evening at Carl Inn (progressive proof No.32)
Date1929-1930
color woodcut on paper
Not on view