Lenore TawneyAmerican, 1907–2007Owl 43
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Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
This is one of 44 postcard collages in the CMA’s collection that the textile artist Lenore Tawney sent through the mail to her friend, the art dealer, curator, and critic Katherine Kuh between 1969 and 1981. Using natural objects and ephemera that she compiled over a lifetime, Tawney’s collages display the artist’s personal visual vocabulary and poetic response to materials. Recurring images—such as eggs, feathers, birds, baby animals, crosses, and circles—engage with universal themes such as vulnerability, resilience, infinity, and spirituality. Owls appear regularly in Tawney's imagery and could refer to evil, or wisdom.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1981.177
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — © Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
