Sample (Window Blind)
1971 · Rayon, metallic foil encased in synthetic film, and plastic, plain weave
20.9 × 30.5 cm (8 1/4 × 12 in.)
Repeat: 24.8 × .5 cm (9 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Dorothy Liebes
Artist
PaintingConceptual Art
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
140
Works in Collection
149
Assets Indexed
0
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Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Conceptual Art
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Textiles U.S.A.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1956
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950–1951
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Design Trends in Unit Furniture, Fabric and Tableware
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946
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Textile Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945
About
Why this artist matters now
Dorothy Liebes was an American weaver whose hand-loomed textiles combined traditional craft with modernist abstraction, incorporating unconventional materials including metal threads, cellophane, and raffia alongside wool and silk. Working from her studio in Pasadena, California, she developed a distinctive approach to color and texture that treated the loom as a compositional instrument rather than a functional tool. Her work bridged studio craft and fine art during a period when weaving remained largely confined to decorative practice. Liebes taught extensively and influenced generations of textile artists to expand the material and conceptual possibilities of the medium.
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