Lenore Tawney
American · 1907–2007
Lenore Tawney was an American artist working in fiber art, collage, assemblage, and drawing. She is considered to be a groundbreaking artist for the elevation of craft… (Wikipedia)
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Lenore Tawney was an American artist working in fiber art, collage, assemblage, and drawing. She is considered to be a groundbreaking artist for the elevation of craft processes to fine art status, two communities which were previously mutually exclusive. Tawney was born and raised in an Irish-American family in Lorain, Ohio near Cleveland and later moved to Chicago to start her career. In the 1940s and 50s, she studied art at several different institutions and perfected her craft as a weaver. In 1957, she moved to New York where she maintained a highly successful career into the 1960s. In the 1970s Tawney focused increasingly on her spirituality, but continued to make work until her death.
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Also known as Lenora Agnes Gallagher, Lenora Tawney, Lenore Agnes Gallagher, Lenore G. Tawney, Leonora Agnes Gallagher
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