American Tapestry Biennial 13
- June 18, 2021 - September 12, 2021
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
On Site Exhibition
Five Leaves for Miss Lillian
- wool, cotton and linen
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60 x 32 x 2 in
(152.4 x 81.28 x 5.08 cm)
- Tommye Scalin
The tapestry cartoon was designed from a painting made while I was at the Lillian Smith Center. Smith, a Southerner, became an outspoken writer and advocate of civil rights and social justice during the mid-20th century. Her last home was in the mountains of north Georgia and the Center that bears her name is a place I return to often for artist residency experiences. The wool used for the tapestry was dyed with natural dyes.