 |
| Title | Desert Grasses |
| Artwork Description | A tapestry comprised of strips of varying colored fabric systematically joined together in rows. Strips of varying shades of red, green, yellow, brown, and gray make up eight rows. The tapestry is hung from a rod on the wall. |
| Description on Object | Marie Lyman; desert grasses; state capital; 84x80 inches; pieced textiles; cottons; cotton blends; wools and synthetics |
| Notes | The Capitol "Wings" project, completed in 1977, at a cost of $12.5 million, added further space for legislative offices, hearing rooms, support services, a first floor galleria, and underground parking. |
| LC Subject | Textile artists
Textile crafts
Cotton fabrics
Dyes and dyeing -- Cotton
|
| AAT Subject | fiber
fiber art
textiles
|
| Creator | Lyman, Marie
|
| Regional Arts Council | The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html |
| Artwork Creation Date | 1977 |
| Award Date(s) | 1976
1977
1978
|
| Medium | Fiber art
Textile art
|
| Artwork Measurements | 84 x 80 inches |
| Materials/Technique | pieced textile; cotton; cotton blends; wools; synthetics |
| Source Format | slide
color
|
| Artwork Site | Salem Oregon. State Capitol Building. Wings
|
| Site Address | 900 Court Street N.E., Salem Oregon |
| County | Marion County, Oregon
|
| Image Processing History | Master tiff image captured at 4000 pixels across the long edge using SilverFast AI 6.0 software. Digital images in tiff format are archived and saved. Adobe Photoshop CS2 used to reorient and crop image, set and neutralize shadow and highlight points, adjust levels, contrast and sharpen as needed. Second production tiff saved. Color profile converted from Adobe RGB (1998) to sRGB IEC61966-2.1, resolution revised to 125 pixels, resize longer dimension to 875 pixels; save display jpeg at quality level 6. |
| Rights | Copyright is retained by the artist or author. All rights reserved. |
| Contributors | University of Oregon Libraries; Oregon Arts Commission |
| Publisher | University of Oregon Libraries
|
| Digital Collection Title | University of Oregon. Libraries. Oregon Public Percent for Art Digital Collection.
|
