Gerhardt Knodel

Gerhardt Knodel (b. 1940) is a fiber artist. He is the former director at Cranbrook Academy of Art and the former Fiber Department head.

His work with fiber includes installations, theater, architectural commissions, and the pictorial potential of weaving. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with his BFA and his MFA at California State University at Long Beach.

Gerhardt Knodel, Gaurdians of a New Day, 1987, four panels, cotton, mylar, and linen





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