The Nevada Museum of Art had another exhibit showcasing an artist none of us had heard of- Adaline Kent.

This piece, Journey by the Moon represents a human figure atop peaks, similar to the mountaintops represented in her other works.

“An individual artist goes through the transitions of the history of art – classicism to romanticism etc. – swinging toward another as the mood fulfills itself in action – each at his own tempo.” -Adaline Kent

What a glimpse into the world of the artist. It was said that she loved the trapeze rings and would work out with them during breaks in her creative process. What an interesting woman!

I was drawn to this piece, Untitled (Fabric Design) c. 1945. Kent collaborated with Dorothy Liebes (1897- 1972) on this unique textile design in the mid- 1940s. Kent created the bold, abstract pattern, and Liebes then produced it in her San Francisco studio. This is the only known piece of the fabric that survives, which the artist often used as a tablecloth.

Liebes was an American textile designer and weaver renowned for the vivid, custom-made modern fabrics she crafted for interior decorators and architects, such as Frank Lloyd Wright (whom she had met in 1935). Known as "the mother of modern weaving," Liebes traveled to France, Italy, Mexico, and Guatemala to study diverse weaving techniques and designs. A notable client of Liebes's was the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, which also commissioned Kent to make terracotta lamps in the early 1950s.