Lewis Knauss
American fiber artist, born 1947
Meditation on the Landscape # 17 (After the Harvest)
1997
Woven and sewn with linen, hemp, caning, paper, fabric, and acrylic paint
11 x 23 inches (27.94 x 58.42 centimeters)
Purchase: The Reverend and Mrs. Van S. Merle-Smith, Jr. Endowment Fund, 1998.
1998.021.002

Lewis Knauss's interest in landscape began in 1973 as nostalgia for the farm country around Macungie, Pennsylvania, where he was born. He relates the color and texture of his fiber art to the earth, seasons, and atmosphere. This 1997 piece is from a series called "Meditations on the Landscape." Its alternate title, "After the Harvest," suggests both the time and the place of his meditation.