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The Story

Artist (American, 1879 - 1963)
Manufacturer (c. 1913 - 1933)
Date1925
Mediumwoven with silk and wool; vegetable dyes
Dimensions72 1/2 x 58 1/2 inches (184.2 x 148.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number81.1.2
ClassificationsTextiles
Label TextKleiser explained the subject of this tapestry. “The composition represents the telling of a story. In the background is shown the flight of imagination in the form of a spirit on a flying horse, sending out stars that become larger and larger as the story grows.”
ProvenanceLorentz Kleiser [1879-1963]; purchased February 22, 1949 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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