American Flag Beadwork
Object Details
- Artist
- Ira Blount
- Caption
- A beadwork American flag is mounted on cloth and attached to red paper in this piece. Below the iconic stars and stripes, artist and veteran Ira Blount includes his layout for the artwork, noting the color and number of beads required for each row. By presenting his finished beadwork with the schematic for its creation, Blount creates an instructional tool that allows viewers to compare his careful plan to the final patriotic product.
- Cite As
- Gift of Ira Blount
- late 20th-early 21st Century
- Accession Number
- 2011.0004.0127
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- beadwork
- Medium
- glassbeads, nylon, cardstock
- Dimensions
- 10 7/8 × 8 1/4 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 21 × 0.2 cm)
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Record ID
- acm_2011.0004.0127
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl82e00f72e-299c-40f4-b599-3d64260beaa7
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