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This coat is an example of wearable art made by textile artist Jean Cacicedo of Berkeley, California, who has been experimenting with the manipulation of wool and other fibers since graduating with a BFA in sculpture from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Made of wool that has been felted, overdyed, cut and sewn by hand, the coat was commissioned by the donor through Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Supporting documentation for this coat includes the design drawing, wool samples, receipt, and correspondence with the Mobilia Gallery.
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Coat
Designed by: Jean Williams Cacicedo (American, born 1947)
American
1998
Medium/Technique
Wool, knitted, felted, pieced, glas beads, plastic buttons
Dimensions
Length: 127 cm (50 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Suzanne Werber Dworsky
Accession Number2022.1912
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes
This coat is an example of wearable art made by textile artist Jean Cacicedo of Berkeley, California, who has been experimenting with the manipulation of wool and other fibers since graduating with a BFA in sculpture from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Made of wool that has been felted, overdyed, cut and sewn by hand, the coat was commissioned by the donor through Mobilia Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Supporting documentation for this coat includes the design drawing, wool samples, receipt, and correspondence with the Mobilia Gallery.
DescriptionLong felted coat with lapels, side pockets, and side closure of three red and black buttons; edged in purple with fields of purple, blue, red, yellow, orange and brown.
Provenance1998, sold by Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA to Suzanne Dworsky, Cambridge, MA; 2022, gift of Suzanne Dworsky to the MFA. (Accession date: October 12, 2022)