The Transcendent, Spiritual Fiber Art of Lenore Tawney
Debra Brehmer, Hyperallergic
December 2019
Although she was financially comfortable, living in a home full of antiques, fiber artist Lenore Tawney knew she needed something else — more time to make art and a more austere life to nurture her creativity. She moved from Chicago to New York City in 1957 at age 50 and lived near artists such as Robert Indiana, Ann Wilson, and Agnes Martin on the docks at Coenties Slip. She wrote in her journal in 1967 that she wanted “a barer life, closer to reality, without all the things that clutter and fill our lives.” […]