- Barbara Mortenson
- The Dance, 1995
- Cottons, linen back, acetate slip, clothing (slip, men’s pajama bottoms and white tank style undershirt), hand painted and commercial fabrics, collagraphs, dye transfer, goko prints, mixed media
- 48.5 x 52.5 in (123.19 x 133.35 cm)
- Inv: 2003.298
'The Dance' represents a former relationship in which the pajamas were left behind. Mortenson might have created the work out of anger but later turned to amusement. The slip was added at a later time as part of the amusement. There certainly are serious underlying words and images in the piece.
Techniques: Machine stitching and quilting
Culture: American
Geographic Location: North and Central America, United States, Pennsylvania
Credit Line: Gift of the Artist
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