Jacket
- Object Name:
- Jacket
- Object ID:
- 2012.042.03
- Creator:
- Bishop, Mary (b. 1933)
Weaver - Place of Origin:
- South Acworth, NH
- Date:
- circa 1975
- Description:
- Jacket, mohair, hand woven and designed by Mary Bishop (b. 1933), South Acworth, NH, c. 1975. Hooded. Long fringe.
- Material:
- Textile
Mohair - Dimensions:
- L-47 inches
- Provenance:
- Acquired from the weaver for Mary S. McGowan by her husband Duncan in the late 1970s, after the piece was exhibited at a New England College gallery weavers show. The weaver, Mary Bishop, was born in Illinois in 1933. She was educated at the alternative arts school, Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, NC. She lived in Vermont, then moved to Durham, NH, while her husband studied at the University of New Hampshire. They lived in Jaffrey before moving with their family to Hidden Springs, a commune in South Acworth in 1969. Mary Bishop continues to live, weave, and teach in South Acworth.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mary S. McGowan
- Subjects:
- Mohair, Weaving, Communal settlements, Hippies
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