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Quilt: An Invention in the Spirit of J. S. Bach
Susan Hoffman (American, b. 1953)
American
1975
Medium/Technique
Cotton and cotton-polyester blends in plain weave and other structures; machine pieced, hand quilted
Dimensions
Overall: 231.1 × 209.6 cm (91 × 82 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan Hoffman
Accession Number2019.2283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionAbstract quilt with pieced top of yellow, black, brown, red, and blue triangles that diminish in size from bottom to top. Some of the pieces are solid colors and others are printed or woven stripes. There is a wide orange stripe across the bottom and purple are across the top. There is a deep inner boarder that is gray and two darker more narrow outer boarders. The top is machine pieced and the quilting was done by hand.
Provenance2019, gift of the artist, Darien, CT and Germantown, NY to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)
Copyright© Susan D. Hoffman