Tiraz Textile Fragment with Inscriptions with Name of Caliph al-Muti'
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
One of the younger Precisionist artists, Edmund Lewandowski celebrated the industrialized landscapes of his native Midwest. In this watercolor, he reduced the factory structures of the Allis-Chalmers complex (an agricultural machinery manufactory outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin) to a flattened, abstracted arrangement of geometric shapes. Despite its limited palette and lack of a human presence, Industrial Composition evinces a sense of vitality through the syncopated patterns of lines and planes.
Caption
Tiraz Textile Fragment with Inscriptions with Name of Caliph al-Muti', 946–974. Black linen embroidered on white linen, 7 1/2 x 30 in. (19.1 x 76.2 cm) Frame: 1 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 32 1/16 in. (3.2 x 24.8 x 81.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson, 67.201.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 67.201.2_PS1.jpg)
Collection
Collection
Title
Tiraz Textile Fragment with Inscriptions with Name of Caliph al-Muti'
Date
946–974
Medium
Black linen embroidered on white linen
Classification
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 30 in. (19.1 x 76.2 cm) Frame: 1 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 32 1/16 in. (3.2 x 24.8 x 81.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Wilkinson
Accession Number
67.201.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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