Floral Origami Crane
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: Outlined in metallic gold against field of red, black vines wind among silver and cream flowers on this origami paper crane. Artist Ira Blount (1918-2020) called Washington, DC home, though his work embraced international influences, including origami. The Japanese art of paper folding dates to the country’s Muromachi period, which spanned the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. While the crane is a common origami design, it recalls a longer tradition that connects Blount to a global community of practitioners.
label: Caption
content: After moving to Washington, DC following World War II, Ira Blount mastered dozens of artisanal crafts. His love for crafting, learning, and community engagement would endure over the course of his long life and career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
creditLine: label: Cite As
content: Gift of Ira Blount
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2011.0004.0082
objectType: label: Type
content: origami
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: origami paper, folded
label: Dimensions
content: 4 7/16 × 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 in. (11.3 × 8.3 × 4.9 cm)