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Escargots (group)

Escargots (group)

2003–4
(American, b. 1934)
America, 21st century
industrial-weight linen, dyed, wrapped around flat strips of cork
Overall: 10.8 x 61 cm (4 1/4 x 24 in.)
Gift of Melvin Bedrick 2012.49
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Hicks has lived and worked in Paris, France, since 1964, which has informed numerous French titles for her artworks, such as Escargots.

Description

Escargots—"snails" in French—are spirals of wrapped, colorful thread that uncoil and "crawl" off sculpture pedestals like living organisms. Sheila Hicks's experimental art practice is inspired by her extensive travels; the artist looks to weaving cultures across the globe to inform the colors, sizes, and shapes of her work.
  • 2003-2012
    Collection of the artist
    2012
    Melvin Bedrick, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2012-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Campbell, Karin, Ted Kooser, Jason Farago, Monique Lévi-Strauss, and Sheila Hicks. Sheila Hicks: Material Voices. Omaha, Nebraska: Joslyn Art Museum, 2016. Mentioned p. 101
  • Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (6/5/2016 - 9/4/2016): "Sheila Hicks: Material Voices"
  • {{cite web|title=Escargots (group)|url=false|author=Sheila Hicks|year=2003–4|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.49