
Ancestors
<p>Stein created this amoeba-like form after visiting an exhibition about the exploration of life in the deep ocean or volcanoes at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1983
- Dimensions
- 64.5 × 53.3 cm (25 3/8 × 21 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Ethel Stein
Artist
More
More by Ethel Stein
Butah
2011 · Cotton; warp resist dyed (ikat), satin damask weave
Moon Wall
2008 · cotton, satin damask weave; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist
Black and White 8
2007 · Cotton, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) satin damask weave; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist
Black and White 7
2007 · Cotton, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) satin damask weave; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist
Black and White 9
2007 · Cotton, weft resist dyed (weft ikat) satin damask weave; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist
Whole and Half Moons
2007 · Two panels: cotton, satin weave damask; woven on a loom with a drawloom attachment fabricated by the artist
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Ethel Stein
- Year
- 1983
- Dimensions
- 64.5 × 53.3 cm (25 3/8 × 21 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1983-132132
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified






