Skip to main content

World Traveler

Artist (Diné (Navajo), born 1983)
Date2014
Medium3-ply wool, aniline dyes, wool warp & 6-ply selvedge cords
Dimensions90 × 48 7/8 inches (228.6 × 124.1 cm)
Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 2014
Object number2014.1.1
ClassificationsTextiles
Label TextOn loan to "Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies" at MoMA PS1, New York, NY (April 4, 2024 - September 9, 2024) Melissa Cody is the fourth generation of her family to weave. She creates textiles using traditional techniques. Yet her works have a contemporary sense. Historic Diné weavings inspired the youthful Cody. Eyedazzlers attracted her attention. She responded to the brilliant colors and bold patterns of those weavings. In her art, Cody ventures further in complexity. She layers different patterns in World Traveler. Her weaving features optical effects. Cody’s use of a circle demonstrates her mastery of the medium.
ProvenanceArtist; purchased March 21, 2014 by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
On View
Not on view
Collections
Blanket
Diné (Navajo)
1880-1900
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
1940-1950
Chief Blanket
Diné (Navajo)
c. 1880-1890
Chief Blanket
Diné (Navajo)
1880-1890
Blanket
Diné (Navajo)
c. 1870
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
c.1890
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
c. 1940
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
c. 1930
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
1930-1940
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
c. 1940
Rug
Diné (Navajo)
c. 1950