Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019  Dec 6, 2019–Feb 21, 2020

Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019 

Dec 6, 2019–Feb 21, 2020

A quilt composed of squares of varying sizes and colors
A quilt composed of squares of varying sizes and colors

Rosie Lee Tompkins, Three Sixes, 1986. Quilted polyester double-knit, wool jersey and cotton, 89 3/4 × 71 1/2 in. (228 × 181.6 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee 2003.70. © Estate of Rosie Lee Tompkins

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Floor 6

Join us for a free guided tour of Making Knowing: Craft in Art, 1950–2019, led by a Whitney docent.

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On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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