Adam and Eve

Saul Borisov

1960–1969

Abstract weaving depicting nude man and woman with long hair surrounded by plant life.
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This wall hanging by Saul Borisov depicts Adam and Eve, naked but for fig leaves, not separate beings but still attached to one another, possibly hiding from God after eating the fruit from the forbidden tree of knowledge in the garden of Eden. The curving shapes and striking colors here are characteristic of much of his textile art.

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© Estate of Saul Borisov.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 9.

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