Gloria and Herbert Katzenberg and Herbert Katzenberg
Wood Weathered
1970-1974
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Physical Qualities
Wool, synthetic chenille, and metallic-wrapped synthetic embroidery threads, sections of weathered wood on wool or wool-blend ground with handmade custom frame of weathered barn wood, 23 3/8 x 19 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (59.4 x 50.2 x 3.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Gloria B. and Herbert M. Katzenberg, Baltimore
Object Number
2012.583
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2012; the artist, Baltimore, MD
Katzenberg, Gloria [Balder]."Art and Stitchery: New Directions," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974, p. 15, illus. detail in black and white; also section of colored plates, illustrated and discussed, no page or plate number.
Inscribed: Embroidered in dark brown wool thread at the lower right are the initials: "GKB" [Glora Balder Katzenberg]. Note: the K is larger than the other two letters and is in the middle position. In most of her work, Gloria Katzenberg signs "GBK" in the proper order of initials with maiden name initial in center position and no larger than others. Typed on old paper scotch taped to the upper reverse side of the frame/embroidery [removed and kept in the object file by the curator 7-9-2014]: "Wood Weathered/ Gloria Balder/Katzenberg/ 550."
Maker
Gloria and Herbert Katzenberg
Gloria B. Katzenberg 1923-2015 updated to Gloria Balder Katzenberg 1923-2014. She passed away on December 30, 2014.
Born: New York, New York 1923
Died: Pikesville, Maryland 2014
Meet Gloria and Herbert Katzenberg
Born: New York, New York 1923
Died: Pikesville, Maryland 2014
