"Grasshopper" Textile

Designer Francoise Grossen American

1978

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: "Grasshopper" Textile
Designer: Francoise Grossen (American, born 1945)
Date: 1978
Medium: Fibers: brass foil cord, grass rope, black synthetic fiber
Dimensions: H. 36, W. 4, D. 3 in. (88.9 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm.)
Classification: Textiles-Miscellaneous
Credit Line: Gift of Jacques Baruch Gallery, 1981
Object Number: 1981.513
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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