The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 25, 2026
Oaxaca Series #26
1982
(American, 1921–1989)
Overall: 25.4 x 20.3 x 4.5 cm (10 x 8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
The beads used in this collage were purchased by the artist from a market in Santa Maria Atzompa, a small village outside Oaxaca City, which is in the middle of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.Description
The artist’s love of textile techniques and materials—including lacemaking—are evident in these small-scale, intimate explorations of the local materials available to Ward during her annual trips to Oaxaca, Mexico.- Ward, Evelyn Svec, and William E. Ward. Evelyn Svec Ward: Retrospective. Westerville, Ohio: Otterbein College, 1990. p. 53Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 76 www.jstor.org
- Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).Evelyn Svec Ward Retrospective. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1990-February 3, 1991).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.143