
Shells
Mary Walker PhillipsWW-1967-101424
1967·Linen and silk, knit in shell knitting, ladder, fancy crossed throw, and knit into stitch below stitches·218.3 × 106.1 cm (86 × 41 3/4 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1967
- Dimensions
- 218.3 × 106.1 cm (86 × 41 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Mary Walker Phillips
Artist

Mary Walker Phillips
Textile
Mary Walker Phillips is an American textile artist and weaver known for her innovative approach to fiber structures and surface techniques. Working primarily in linen, wool, and silk, Phillips developed distinctive methods for creating dimensional woven forms that depart from traditional tapestry conventions. Her practice, rooted in postwar abstraction, treats the loom as a sculptural tool rather than a reproductive surface.
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- Mary Walker Phillips
- Year
- 1967
- Dimensions
- 218.3 × 106.1 cm (86 × 41 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1967-101424
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified