Natasha Cowan b. 1975
Schmattes
mixed media and charcoal on canvas
40 x 28.7 x 15
(verso): Natasha Cowan
2009-10
@Natasha Cowan
Photo: Bridgeman images
The Yiddish term 'schmattes' is slang for the garment or 'rag trade', and evokes the Jewish contribution to the industry, based in London's East End. With its hand-drawn bolts of...
The Yiddish term 'schmattes' is slang for the garment or 'rag trade', and evokes the Jewish contribution to the industry, based in London's East End. With its hand-drawn bolts of fabric and rolled-up tape measure on a bed of horsehair canvas, Cowan's sculpture captures and references the many stages in the long history of garment-making.
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