Cat. No. 482-488
The Woven Child
- Date:
- 2003
- Themes
- Abstraction, Body Parts, Fabric Works, Faces & Portaits, Figures, Motherhood & Family
- Techniques
- Lithography, Other Techniques
- Support:
- Fabric
- Dimensions:
- sheet (each): 11 x 8 1/4" (27.9 x 20.9 cm); overall: 11 1/4 x 9 x 2" (28.6 x 22.9 x 5.1 cm)
- Signature:
- "LB" right lower front of cover, stitched in red thread.
"LB" verso each sheet, stitched. - Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- SOLO Impression
- Edition:
- Unique
- Background:
- The title of this portfolio comes from Bourgeois's voluminous writings—in her diaries, on loose sheets, or on the backs of drawings. The specific source and date are not known.
During the early 2000s, Bourgeois worked with SOLO Impression on the editioned version of "Ode à l'oubli," a book of fabric collages and two lithographed text pages. The phrases on those text pages came from her earlier writings. Inspired by that collaboration, Bourgeois created several other printed fabric works with lithographed texts or titles. - Curatorial Remarks:
- The color and location of the signature and sheet number on the verso of each sheet within the portfolio is not documented because this work is not in MoMA's collection and could not be examined in person.
- Description:
- Fabric portfolio with 6 woven compositions and 1 lithographed cover
- Housing:
- Unbound. Cloth cover with a ribbon tie.
- Installation Remarks:
- The woven fabric compositions should be shown together, in the order indicated by the number on the back of each.
From the portfolio
The Woven Child, cover
2003
<i>The Woven Child</i>, cover
2003
Untitled, no. 1 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 1 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Untitled, no. 2 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 2 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Untitled, no. 3 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 3 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 4 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Untitled, no. 5 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 5 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Untitled, no. 6 of 6, from the portfolio, The Woven Child
2003
Untitled, no. 6 of 6, from the portfolio,<i> The Woven Child</i>
2003
Related Works in the Catalogue
Ode à l'Oubli
2002
<i>Ode à l'Oubli</i>
2002
Dawn
2006
<i>Dawn</i>
2006
Ode à la Bièvre
2002
<i>Ode à la Bièvre</i>
2002
The Woven Child
Only state, variant
2007
<i>The Woven Child</i>
2007
Related Works in Other Mediums
The Woven Child
2002
The Woven Child
2002
Medium: Fabric, steel, and aluminum
Dimensions: overall: 15 1/2 x 6 15/16 x 6 15/16" (39.3 x 17.7 x 17.7 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Woven Child
2002
The Woven Child
2002
Medium: Ink and pencil on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Woven Child
2002
The Woven Child
2002
Medium: Ink, pencil, and white correction fluid on paper
Dimensions: sheet: 11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Woven Child
2002
The Woven Child
2002
Medium: Fabric
Dimensions: overall: 14 x 27 x 14" (35.6 x 68.6 x 35.6 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
Untitled
2002
Untitled
2002
Medium: Woven fabric
Dimensions: sheet: 10 3/4 x 16 1/2" (27.3 x 41.9 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
The Woven Child
2002
The Woven Child
2002
Medium: Fabric
Dimensions: overall: 11 x 29 x 14 1/2" (27.9 x 73.7 x 36.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY