In Kyo-Kawara

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In Kyo-Kawara

2015

Linda J. Mendelson (American, born 1940)

This coat was commissioned by Julie Schafler Dale. The text is from the Haiku poem "Kyo-Ah" (Bird of Time) while the graduated disc-shaped forms recall traditional Japanese roof tiles known as onigawara.

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Object Details

Title:

In Kyo-Kawara

Date:

2015

Artist:

Linda J. Mendelson (American, born 1940)

Medium:

Wool knit, plastic buttons

Dimensions:

Center Back Length: 50 inches (127 cm) Width: 51 inches (129.5 cm)

Classification:

Fiber Art

Credit Line:

Promised gift of The Julie Schafler Dale Collection

Accession Number:

131-2018-15

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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