Tapestry "Recollection Pond"

Manufacturer Pinton S.A. French

designed 1974; executed 1990

Not on view

This tapestry (one of only three the artist designed) was a collaborative effort between Bearden, who created the composition as a small collage maquette and set the yarn colors, and Gloria F. Ross, a tapestry maker who translated the image into a textile medium. As the title suggests, Recollection Pond is based on Bearden's memories of the North Carolina landscape of his youth and of the island of Martinique, where he built a home in 1973. Although the genesis of his bathing women can be found in his depictions of the South from the 1960s to the early 1970s, the tapestry's bright blue color scheme, tropical foliage and wildlife, more aptly describe the Caribbean.

Artwork Details

Title: Tapestry "Recollection Pond"
Designer: Romare Bearden (American, Charlotte, North Carolina 1911–1988 New York)
Manufacturer: Pinton S.A.
Date: designed 1974; executed 1990
Medium: Wool and cotton
Edition: 7/7 from an edition of 7 + 1 artist's proof
Dimensions: 61 1/4 × 79 1/4 in. (155.6 × 201.3 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
Credit Line: Gift of Gloria F. Ross, 1996
Object Number: 1996.551.1
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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