Gloria F. Ross and Modern Tapestry

Author: Ann Lane Hedlund and Grace Glueck

Gloria Ross (1923-1998) described her work as the translation of paint into wool. This book draws from archives to unravel the evolution of Ross' modern tapestries and to illuminate the significance of her creative partnerships. It also features the collaborative work of 28 acclaimed modernist painters and sculptors.

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Gloria F. Ross (1923-1998) described her work as the translation of paint into wool. She was deeply committed to reinventing the centuries-old art of tapestry, particularly championing the handmade in contemporary art. This remarkable book, written by textile scholar Ann Lane Hedlund, draws from rare unpublished archives to unravel the evolution of Ross’s modern tapestries and to illuminate the significance of her creative partnerships.

Gloria F. Ross and Modern Tapestry features the collaborative work of 28 acclaimed modernist painters and sculptors, including Helen Frankenthaler (Ross’s sister), Kenneth Noland, and Louise Nevelson, with several dozen traditional-yet-innovative weavers in France, Scotland, and the Southwestern United States. Brief biographies of the artists, letters, notes, sketches, and photographs illustrate the practical and aesthetic challenges that occupied Gloria Ross for over three decades.

Distributed for the University of Arizona Foundation

Critic Reviews

“"It is certainly one of the best researched titles on the topic of modern tapestry. . . . It is an important addition to any academic library with programs in design. Public libraries with strong art collections and collectors interested in learning more about modern tapestry will find this title solid and well worth the $65.00 price tag."-Barbara Opar, ARLIS/NA Reviews”

"It is certainly one of the best researched titles on the topic of modern tapestry. . . . It is an important addition to any academic library with programs in design. Public libraries with strong art collections and collectors interested in learning more about modern tapestry will find this title solid and well worth the $65.00 price tag."—Barbara Opar, ARLIS/NA Reviews -- Barbara Opar ARLIS/NA Reviews

About the Author

Ann Lane Hedlund is curator of ethnology at the Arizona State Museum and professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona, Tucson. She directs the University's Gloria F. Ross Tapestry Program. Grace Glueck was an art reporter, editor, and critic in The New York Times Cultural News Department for more than three decades.