The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Mixteca Series #16

1984

Evelyn Svec Ward

(American, 1921–1989)
America
Amate paper, palm fiber, and thread on undyed, unbleached plain weave linen
Overall: 35.6 x 27.9 x 1 cm (14 x 11 x 3/8 in.)
Anonymous gift in honor of the Museum's seventy-fifth anniversary 1991.144
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Between 1982 and 1983, Ward created at least 29 Mixteca Series collages.

Description

Ward used indigenous materials in the creation of both her Oaxaca and Mixteca Series. Palm products, such as the fibers used in this collage, are a particularly important fiber in the economy of Mixteca, Mexico, a region within the state of Oaxaca and northwest of Oaxaca City.
  • Ward, Evelyn Svec, and William E. Ward. Evelyn Svec Ward: Retrospective. Westerville, Ohio: Otterbein College, 1990. p. 11
    Turner, 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).
  • {{cite web|title=Mixteca Series #16|url=false|author=Evelyn Svec Ward|year=1984|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.144