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Sheila Hicks

Sheila Hicks (Born 1934) is active/lives in Nebraska / France.  Sheila Hicks is known for Sculptor-fiber, tapestry.

"A Career Woven From Life", Leslie Camhi, March 31, 2011, The New York Times, Art & Design section

ON my first visit to the American artist Sheila Hicks's home and studio here, I brought my 7-year-old son, at Ms. Hicks's suggestion. "Tell him you're going on a treasure hunt," she had instructed me.  In fact, the Cour de Rohan, where Ms. Hicks has lived since 1970 — a tranquil, picturesque cobblestone courtyard tucked away behind the multiplexes of the Place de l'Odéon — was only the first of many remarkable finds that day.

Ascending the stairs we were welcomed into the foyer, where an Alexander Calder gouache, inscribed to Ms. Hicks, hung near an elaborate tantric numerological diagram. But our eyes were drawn to the salon, where a series of framed weavings, most no bigger than a hand — what she calls minimes, or small studies, which she has made continuously for five decades — were posed against a wall, as if by accident. Peering more closely we discovere   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5490 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Sheila Hicks

   Sheila Hicks  Born:  1934 - Hastings, Nebraska
Known for:  Sculptor-fiber, tapestry

"A Career Woven From Life", Leslie Camhi, March 31, 2011, The New York Times, Art & Design section

ON my first visit to the American artist Sheila Hicks's home and studio here, I brought my 7-year-old son, at Ms. Hicks's suggestion. "Tell him you're going on a treasure hunt," she had instructed me.  In fact, the Cour de Rohan, where Ms. Hicks has lived since 1970 — a tranquil, picturesque cobblestone courtyard tucked away behind the multiplexes of the Place de l'Odéon — was only the first of many remarkable finds that day.

Ascending the stairs we were welcomed into the foyer, where an Alexander Calder gouache, inscribed to Ms. Hicks, hung near an elaborate tantric numerological diagram. But our eyes were drawn   ...  Displaying 750 of 5490 characters.

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