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"Star" Variation

"Star" Variation

Artist Leola Pettway American, 1929–2010
Date1978
MediumCotton fabric, cotton and polyester thread
Dimensionsheight and width: 83 × 84 in. (210.8 × 213.4 cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest)
Object number2024.3.2
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 1978; with Souls Grown Deep Foundation, Atlanta, GA, sold to NCMA, 2024.Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined," March 24, 2025-present. Object Rights Statement

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