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Katherine Westphal
Water Lily1989

Not on view
Crocheted vessel with a rounded, bulging body and wavy rim in salmon pink, burnt orange, sky blue, and kelly green, with textured knotted surface
Crocheted vessel with an irregular, undulating rim edged in green and light blue, bulbous body worked in red, pink, orange, and green with open lacework stitching, and a narrow green and red base.
Crocheted textile sculpture viewed from above, with a dark green circular center surrounded by concentric bands of bright green, red, pink, and light blue, edges forming an irregular wavy silhouette.
Artist or Maker
Katherine Westphal
United States, California, Los Angeles, active Berkeley, 1919-2018
Title
Water Lily
Date Made
1989
Medium
Plastic raffia
Dimensions
7 3/4 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (19.69 × 15.88 × 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Milton and Martha Dalitzky
Accession Number
M.2021.163.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design