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Large multicolor painted needlepoint tapestry

Object | Accession Number: 1987.80.1

Multicolor abstract wall hanging created by Yankel Ginzburg for the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington in 1976. The canvas design was painted by Ginzburg and then executued in needlepoint by approximately sixty female and one male artisan in 1976-1986. It's design symbolizes the Jewish people's arduous journey to freedom.

Artwork Title
Freedom Road
Date
1976-1986  (creation)
Geography
creation : Washington (D.C.)
Classification
Decorative Arts
Category
Needlework
Object Type
Tapestry (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the Bicentennial Commission of the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington, D.C., Aaron Goldman, Chairman
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About This Object

Physical Description
Multimedia paint and needlepoint wall hanging, stitched primarily in yellow, orange and blue French wool yarn, upon a double-threaded, Penelope needlepoint linen canvas measuring ten to the inch. It is composed of multiple segments sewn together.
Dimensions
overall : 108.000 x 168.000 in. (274.32 x 426.72 cm.)
Materials
overall : linen, paint, cloth, wool
Contributor
Artist: Yankel Ginzburg

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Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The tapestry was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1987 by the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:21:49
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