Elephant in the Room
Elephant in the Room, featured in the Craft in America exhibit Looming Election, refers to the chaos of the Bush v. Gore ballot recount in the 2000 presidential election and the Supreme Court decision that ended the recount.
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Elephant in the Room
Date: 2008
Medium: Fiber/mixed media
Materials: cotton, rayon, linen, wood, paint, fabric
Techniques: weaving, embroidery, piecework
Dimensions: H 40” x W 27”
Photo: Andrew Neuhart
Elephant in the Room, detail