Name/Title
Harriet Alonso, Band Sampler BandEntry/Object ID
2020.BS.9Tags
Canvas Work, Band Sampler, World's Longest Band Sampler, NeedlepointDescription
18 mesh mono canvas in eggshell. Stitches used: Byzantine, Mosaic, Scotch, Interlocking Gobelin, Milanese, Kalem, Roman Cross, Reversed Cashmere, in multi-color horizontal bands with a blue rectangle in the center for the stitched phrase: Stitcherhood is Powerful. Inscribed in a blue band at the bottom as H. Alonso [b. 1945] Brooklyn, NY 2019Collection
World's Longest Band Sampler ProjectMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Harriet AlonsoRole
Project participantDate made
2019Time Period
21st CenturyPlace
* Untyped Place
Brooklyn, NY, USANotes
Language: English
Style: Counted Thread
Technique: CanvasworkInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
CenterTranscription
Stitcherhood is PowerfulLanguage
EnglishType
InscriptionLocation
Along bottomTranscription
H. Alonso [b. 1945]/Brooklyn, NY 2019Language
EnglishProvenance
Notes
Provenance Date: September 2020
Participant in World's Longest Band Sampler project
Provenance Person: Harriet Alonso
Provenance Place: Brooklyn, NY