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Full-Text Articles in Art and Design
Photo Essay: Holding Up The Sky: Wabanaki People, Culture, History & Art, Tilly Laskey
Photo Essay: Holding Up The Sky: Wabanaki People, Culture, History & Art, Tilly Laskey
Maine History
Holding up the Sky is on view at Maine Historical Society through February 1, 2019. The exhibition gallery is located at 489 Congress St. in Portland. Please visit MaineHistory.org for hours and ticket information.
Constructing Identity Through The Lens Of Fashion: An Honors Thesis, Cara P. Doiron
Constructing Identity Through The Lens Of Fashion: An Honors Thesis, Cara P. Doiron
Honors College
Fashion is an artistic decision that every person makes every day. Even those who say they don’t care about clothing are still portraying something about themselves to the outside world with the stylistic choices they make. This creative Honors Thesis explores the impact of fashion on self-representation, accomplished through the design and construction of a capsule wardrobe line of clothing. Due to the project’s personal and introspective nature, the intended wearer is the artist, and therefore the pieces are specifically tailored to her, rather than the straight sized garments that are typically produced in the fashion industry. This line consists …
Samuel Freeman's Waistcoat, Jacqueline Field
Samuel Freeman's Waistcoat, Jacqueline Field
Maine History
The article discusses the features and construction of a waistcoat worn by Samuel Freeman at his 1786 wedding. The waistcoat is in the Collection of the Maine Historical Society.
"So Monstrous Smart" : Maine Women And Fashion, 1790-1840, Kerry A. O'Brien
"So Monstrous Smart" : Maine Women And Fashion, 1790-1840, Kerry A. O'Brien
Maine History
This article is overview of women's fashions, in Maine and elsewhere in the United States, in the nineteenth century.
Journal Cover, Toc, And Preface, Maine Historical Society, Elizabeth J. Miller
Journal Cover, Toc, And Preface, Maine Historical Society, Elizabeth J. Miller
Maine History
Cover, Editor, Editorial Board and Table of Contents with authors' names. Preface by Elizabeth J. Miller about the exhibition.
Checklist Of Dresses And Selected Accessories In The Exhibition, Maine Historical Society
Checklist Of Dresses And Selected Accessories In The Exhibition, Maine Historical Society
Maine History
This article is a checklist of dresses and accessories in the collection of the Maine Historical Society. Unless otherwise specified, costumes were probably made in the United States. Fabric origins await further research, except where noted. The original owner is identified, when known. Except where noted, all costumes are part of the Maine Historical Society collections.