Colorful Origami Crane
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st Century
name: label: Artist
content: Ira Blount
notes: label: Caption
content: This crane features yellow, green, blue, red, and white designs embellished with metallic gold accents. While the crisp lines and careful creases make it impossible to discern the complete picture on the origami paper, the colors and shapes suggest elements of a natural landscape. Viewers are encouraged to consider how this traditional Japanese art form simultaneously obscures components of the flat composition while creating a new, three-dimensional structure.
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: 2011.0004.0081
objectType: label: Type
content: origami
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: origami paper, folded
label: Dimensions
content: 4 1/4 × 2 15/16 × 2 9/16 in. (10.8 × 7.5 × 6.5 cm)