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Medallion variation

Jennie Pettway
  • Jennie Pettway - Medallion variation - Master Image

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
c. 1975
Cotton, rayon, polyester, corduroy
82 x 72 inches
Collection of
High Museum of Art
Museum purchase and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

This Medallion variation—it's more like a "Hog Pen"—from the 1970s features framing bands interrupted at infrequent intervals with triangles and narrow strips; they surround a central medallion of almost entirely random blocks of contrasting light and dark colors.