The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 25, 2025
Red Diamond Runner
1987
(American, 1946–1989)
Overall: 48 x 27.3 cm (18 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.); Mounted: 61.9 x 46.4 cm (24 3/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
Gift of Camille and Alex Cook 2014.713
Location: 224A Contemporary Corridor
Description
Red Diamond Runner exemplifies Diane Itter’s signature use of a wide color palette, laboriously knotted abstract compositions, and long flowing fringe. She created a juxtaposition between a simple half-hitch knotting technique—nearly 400 knots per square inch—and the long unworked fringe that draws attention to the object’s fiber materials. Carefully mapping her geometric designs before beginning, the artist referred to her style of working as “slow painting,” creating compositions by piecing together distinctive patterned forms to create eclectic asymmetry.- Camille and Alex Cook
- Kingsley, April. "Unraveling the weave." Fiberarts, March / April 1995, Vol. 21, Loveland, CO: Interweave Press LLC. p. 45-51
- Contemporary Textile Rotation - October 2025. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 10, 2025-April 28, 2026).
- {{cite web|title=Red Diamond Runner|url=false|author=Diane Itter|year=1987|access-date=25 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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