Sheila Hicks
Auteur(s) : Monique Lévi-Strauss
A native of the American Midwest, Sheila Hicks (1934-) was destined for a career in painting when she discovered the textiles of pre-Columbian Peru. She travelled throughout Mexico and South America, learning the techniques of indigenous weavers. Her thesis on pre-Inca textiles at Yale University was supervised by Josef Albers and archaeologist Junius Bird. Sheila Hicks moved to France in 1964.
This work is an expanded reissue of the book Sheila Hicks written by Monique Lévi-Strauss in 1973, which accompanies the exhibition Le Fil voyageur. Raconté par Sheila Hicks et Monique Lévi-Strauss (Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, from 30/09/2025 to 08/03/2026).
This book, the original edition of which is now out of print, is the first work in French on the textile artist, written before she gained international recognition. The text, written by Monique Lévi-Strauss after meeting Sheila Hicks in the late 1960s, bears witness to a friendship and a shared passion for textiles and thread.
