Art Institute of Chicago
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Nancy Hemenway Barton · 1980
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist, West Southport, ME [this and the following according to letter from Nancy Hemenway, Dec. 29, 1986, and letters from Robert D. Barton, Mar. 3, 1987, Mar. 11, 1987; in curatorial object file]; given to the Textile Arts Foundation, West Boothbay Harbor, ME, 1986 [incoming permanent receipt RX16512, Feb. 24, 1987; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Agnes Allerton Gallery, Aqua Lapis: Embroidered Wall Sculptures by Nancy Hemenway, 1975-1983, Nov. 19, 1983–Jan. 22, 1984, cat.; Scotland, Edinburgh City Art Centre, Oct. 5-Nov. 17, 1984.
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Hemenway: New England Light, Mar. 17–May 15, 1988.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Gift, Bequest and Purchase: A Selection of Textile Acquisitions from 1982–1987, Mar. 18–Aug. 14, 1989.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Focus on Fiber Art: Selections from the Growing 20th Century Collection, Oct. 5, 1993–Feb 27, 1994, brochure.
Literature
Published references
- Christa C. Mayer Thurman and Nancy Barton Hemenway, Aqua Lapis: Embroidered Wall Sculptures By Nancy Hemenway, 1975-1983, exh. cat. (Textile Arts Foundation, 1993); 49, cat. no. 13 (ill.).
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