The White Unicorn
Date1965
Artist
Helen Coolidge Woodring
(American artist, c. 1906–1986)
MediumSea shells and fabric on panel
Dimensions29 × 21 1/2 in. (73.7 × 54.6 cm)
frame: 33 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (84.5 × 65.4 cm)
frame: 33 1/4 × 25 3/4 in. (84.5 × 65.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 2017
Object number2017-17
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTEXTILE
Label TextHelen Coolidge Woodring produced this picture from hundreds of tiny shells and small pieces of cut fabric. It is based on "The Unicorn in Captivity," a tapestry made in the Netherlands around 1500, which is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
