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The Family (In Memory of a Summer in the White Mountains)

1917

Marguerite Zorach

(American, 1887–1968)
Culture
America
Medium
plain weave silk; wool embroidery
Measurements
object: 86.4 x 72.4 cm (34 x 28 1/2 in.); Framed: 91.4 x 77.8 cm (36 x 30 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund 2020.261
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In 1925, Zorach served as first president of the New York Society of Women Artists, an organization still in existence.

Description

Marguerite Zorach conceived her large, complex embroideries as major artistic statements at a time when the medium was routinely considered “craft,” as opposed to “fine art.” In doing so, she helped to erase such distinctions. One of her most acclaimed works, this example celebrates humanity in harmony with nature, presenting the artist, her husband (a Cleveland-raised sculptor named William Zorach), and their son amid an evergreen tree and four pairs of animals. Very time consuming to create, Zorach’s embroideries are rare.
Embroidery on a silk rectangle features a central embroidered circle in which a nude man and woman sit in front of a triangular evergreen tree with a child lying face down between them. They have light skin tones and are outlined with winding yellow and gray thread in front of a pink background. An inscription surrounds the circle (see "Inscriptions"). Pairs of stylized animals intertwine against blue shades in each corner around the circle.

The Family (In Memory of a Summer in the White Mountains)

1917

Marguerite Zorach

(American, 1887–1968)
America

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