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Carnival by Anna K. Burgess
Photo Creditjoseph mills photography
Carnival
Photo Creditjoseph mills photography

Carnival

Artist
Year1977
Classification textile
Medium wool
Dimensions4 × 3.42 ft. (48 × 41 in.)
Credits Commissioned through the Art in Architecture Program
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location


  • The double-woven tapestry called Carnival demonstrates a skillful layering of textures. Artist Anna Burgess used linen, wool, and curly white fleece to frame a centerpiece of vertical, red and white coiled threads, which allow a glimpse of a gold, woven wool background behind them.



    On April 19, 1995 the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK was bombed.  After rescue activities, the building was demolished on May 23, 1995.  This is 1 of 22 works of art retrieved from the building.