Artwork Info: Art Nuns - Rug Hooking Period

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Art Nuns

Nancy Edell (1942 – 2005)Nancy Edell was an American-Canadian artist best known for her textile works of the 1980s and 1990’s, which pushed the boundaries between art and craft. Born in Omaha in 1942, Edell settled in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in 1980. There she began to integrate the local folk tradition of rug hooking into her artistic practice, signalling a shift in her work towards a focus on women’s experience. Of particular note is her highly celebrated Art Nuns series depicting nuns devoted to the creation of art. Mora Dianne O

nancy edell (1942 – 2005)

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Title: Art Nuns
Artist: nancy edell
Year: 1989
Original dimensions: 86.0 x 126.0 cm
Format: Landscape
Copyright status: Under copyright
Where to see it: Canada Council Art Bank
Movement: Surrealism
Medium type: Textile
Creative period: Rug Hooking Period

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Artistic style: Surrealism, Feminist art
Dimensions: 86 x 126 cm
Notable elements or techniques: Rug hooking, textile work
Title: Art Nuns
Year: 1989

Art Nuns

nancy edell (1942 – 2005)

Canada Council Art Bank (Ottawa, Canada)

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