Clinton wins

Larson, Edward (ca. 1940-)

Soika, Fran (ca. 1924-2010)

Item type:

textile, clothing and costume

Date of creation:

1993

Height:

257.8 cm  (101 1/2 in.)

Width:

193.0 cm  (76 in.)

Technique / Medium:

cotton plain weave; printed, quilted, appliqued and embroidered

Description

This work is a colloborative project designed by Edward Larson and quilted by Fran Soika.
Description from museum website:
Multi-color quilt. Solid dark green outer border. Patchwork middle border. Bright green floral print inner border. Dark green, maroon, brown, and light blue binding. Wavy edges. Red/orange backing. Bill Clinton is largest central figure, depicted with a saxophone. Surrounded by Ross Perot, Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Al Gore with a spotted owl, Tipper Gore, Socks the cat, and the White House. Figures are labeled with full or partial name. "Clinton" at top, "wins" at bottom of quilt. "The Virgin of Change" at top of quilt. Various phrases on the quilt include "If the cars broke lets get under the hood and fix it", "2 McDonald's", "I didn't inhale", and "It's the economy stupid". "1993" Embroidered on the backing in black.
Signed
"Edward Larson" and "Soika" embroidered on the front.

People as subjects

Clinton, Bill (1946-) (Musician)

Iconclass

61
historical events and situations; historical persons
48C73521
saxophone
61B2(BILL CLINTON)13
historical person (BILL CLINTON) - historical person (BILL CLINTON) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Saxophone [4346]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

5901