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Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13)

Designer Olga de Amaral Colombian
1984
Not on view
Olga de Amaral is one of the leading artists of the post-World War II studio craft movement. Her "woven walls" are deeply personal, suffused with the essence of her native Colombia. She subtly incorporates the landscape, the architecture of old houses with adobe walls and tile roofs, and golden Baroque churches as abstract patterns in the rich surface of her tapestries.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13)
  • Designer: Olga de Amaral (Colombian, born Bogotá, 1932)
  • Date: 1984
  • Medium: Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf
  • Dimensions: 72 × 62 in. (182.9 × 157.5 cm)
  • Classification: Textiles-Tapestries
  • Credit Line: Gift of Olga and Jim de Amaral, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.387
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Olga de Amaral
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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