More Wholesome

More Wholesome, 1990

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: silk; linen; metallic thread; cotton

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 15.2 x 14.6 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 0.98425 x 5 3/4 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 15 3/8 x 15 1/16 x 1 1/2 in

Credit line: Museum purchase: Peter T. Bohan Art Acquisition Fund

Accession number: 1993.0290

Not on display

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"Bobbin' and Weavin'," May-2005, Debra Thimmesch
Lynn Basa’s rugs and tapestries often resemble paintings, a likeness that is deliberate on the part of the artist. In this small-scale weaving, a slice of white bread rests in the center of a sunflower, which is superimposed over an American flag while a white picket fence runs along the lower portion of the composition. The work was conceived at the height of the NEA censorship battle of the late-1980s. Of this politically-charged piece, Basa remarked, “I was musing on what acceptable art should look like to deserve funding in the opinion of conservatives.”