Tatter
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Title
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Tatter
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Creator
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Carl Chew
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Artist ID
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81
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Date of Work
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September 16, 1976
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Category of Media
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Print
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Media
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Calligraph on paper
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Accession Number
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1977.044
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Location
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storage - C3
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Date Acquired
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1977
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Acquisition Method
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Purchase
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Dimensions of Work
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30.5"X23"
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Frame Dimensions
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39.5"X31.25"
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Frame Type
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Steel
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Donor ID
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123
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Artist Bio
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Carl T. Chew was born in Urbana, IL, in 1948. He earned both his BS (Zoology) and MFA (Printmaking and Video) from the University of Washington, and later received a Teaching Certificate. His career largely centered around art, design, and teaching: he worked on the I-90 Design Team for the State of Washington Department of Transportation, as the Artist in Residence at Edmonds Community College, as a teacher in the Seattle Public Schools, and as the founder and director of The Contemporary Carpet Center in Kathmandu, Nepal. His work has been exhibited at a number of galleries and museums in Washington state and around the country.
Source: https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv47930
(entry from University of WA Special Collections)
C.T. Chew, or Carl Chew, World's Most Famous Unknown Artist. I am a digital and traditional printmaker. I also design and produce tapestries, scarves, and clothing.
[Artist's Bio Statement from his website:]
My father was half Chinese, half Irish setter. My mother an intriguing organic labyrinth. At an early age they sent me off to sea with Charles Darwin on the Beagle. It was while I worked at his side, and later with Gloria Vanderbilt in China uncovering the remains of Peking Man Wardrobe, that I invented one of life’s greatest mysteries: Truth in Advertising. Today, total devotion to this ideal keeps me in demand worldwide. Recently, I dedicated my newest monumental work, Tomb of the Unknown Folder, in Manila. I love the grandiose.
Source: https://www.ctchewtheartist.com/bio-50-nw-artists
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Abstract
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Carl, or C.T. Chew is a Seattle based artist and teacher, working in traditional and digital printmaking, video art, stamp art, xerography, performance, rugs, tapestries, scarves and clothing. His work often takes a humorous and fanciful perspective.
