by Alex Seigfried | Nov 12, 2024 | Fort Ticonderoga, Textiles
Knapsack Maker Unknown Date of Creation 1775–80 Location Possibly Connecticut Materials Linen, oil paint Institution Fort Ticonderoga Credit Line Gift of John Lewis, 1928 Accession Number 2014.0256 Photo Credit Gavin Ashworth, © Fort Ticonderoga Benjamin Warner’s...
by Alex Seigfried | Nov 12, 2024 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Folk Art, Instruments, and Tools
Gift Basket Maker Elizabeth Hickox (Karuk/Wiyot and European American) Date of Creation c. 1915 Location Somes Bar, California Materials Myrtle, wild grape root, maidenhair fern, wolf lichen, and dyed porcupine quills Institution Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco...
by Alex Seigfried | Nov 12, 2024 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Metalwork
Untitled (S.250, Hanging Seven-Lobed Continuous Interlocking Form with Spheres in the First, Fifth, and Sixth Lobes) Maker Ruth Asawa Date of Creation c. 1955 Location San Francisco, California Materials Iron and galvanized steel wire Institution Fine Arts Museums of...
by Alex Seigfried | Nov 12, 2024 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Furniture and Clocks
Side Chair Maker Bernard Maybeck Date of Creation c. 1907 Location Berkeley, California Materials Oak Institution Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Credit Line Gift of Gloria K. Smith in honor of F. Lanier Graham First Chief Curator & Curator of Paintings &...
by Alex Seigfried | Nov 12, 2024 | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Textiles
Katsura Maker Kay Sekimachi Date of Creation 1971 Location Berkeley, California Materials Dyed nylon monofilament; 4-layer and tubular weaves on an 8-harness loom Institution Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Credit Line Foundation purchase, George and Dorothy Saxe...