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Importing Irish Linen And Creating American ‘Art Moderne’: An Analysis Of An Early 20th Century Trade Catalog, Lacy Simkowitz Jan 2016

Importing Irish Linen And Creating American ‘Art Moderne’: An Analysis Of An Early 20th Century Trade Catalog, Lacy Simkowitz

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

During the late 1920s, a collaborative effort was launched by designers and manufacturers in the United States to develop indigenous modern decorative arts and unite art with industry. They were motivated by the realization that Europe surpassed U.S. in the production of contemporary furnishings—a fact made evident at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925, an event that the U.S. tellingly declined to participate in because it believed it could not meet the requirement of presenting new and original designs.1 The exhibition, a selection of which toured the US in 1926, became a model for the …


Mending As Metaphor: Finding Community Through Slow Stitching In A Fast Paced World, Ruth Katzenstein Souza Jan 2016

Mending As Metaphor: Finding Community Through Slow Stitching In A Fast Paced World, Ruth Katzenstein Souza

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

There is a growing movement toward repair and mending to combat the waste and over consumption that is so toxic to our planet. The environmental damage caused by textile production is the second greatest source of pollution after the oil industry.2 In light of these immense issues that are complex and overwhelming I found myself asking; “what can I do to add to the repair of the world?” I realized that we need to mend what we can in our immediate life; to truly see what needs our attention and to assess what is broken and see beauty in the …


Imagining Conquest: El Tapiz And Postrevolutionary Mexico*, Regina A. Root Jan 2016

Imagining Conquest: El Tapiz And Postrevolutionary Mexico*, Regina A. Root

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

When submitting my abstract over a year and a half ago, I had many questions of the artifact to which I would dedicate a year of intense study, the so called Tillett tapestry. I took a giant leap of hope, planning ahead with radical optimism, knowing that nothing had been published before about this subject and thinking through the material I had. Following the leads in this project became more of a Pandora’s box than imagined because its archival recovery process and oral interviews with family members and relatives converged and diverged in unexpected ways. What seemed remarkably obvious became …


The Textile Artist’S Archive: Approaches To Creating, Collecting And Preserving Artistic Legacy, Jessica Shaykett, Kathleen Mangan, Lia Cook, Stephanie Zollinger Dr., Fannie Ouyang Jan 2016

The Textile Artist’S Archive: Approaches To Creating, Collecting And Preserving Artistic Legacy, Jessica Shaykett, Kathleen Mangan, Lia Cook, Stephanie Zollinger Dr., Fannie Ouyang

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

The catalyst for the following discussion of the artist’s archive in the context of fiber and textile art grew out of several in-depth consultations I have had in my time as librarian and archivist at the American Craft Council, two examples of which I’d like to briefly highlight in this introduction. First, a series of phone calls from Jenelle Porter and Sarah Parrish, senior curator and research fellow respectively, at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. Porter and Parrish were researching artists for “Fiber: Sculpture 1960-Present”, the first exhibition in over forty years to examine abstraction in fiber art …


Engineered Ikat Textile Of Gujarat - A Design Intervention, Shohrat S. Saiyed, Reena Bhatia Ph.D. Jan 2016

Engineered Ikat Textile Of Gujarat - A Design Intervention, Shohrat S. Saiyed, Reena Bhatia Ph.D.

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

India – the country of rich heritage and culture is pictured through its traditional textiles which are kept alive through generations by the craftsman and his workmanship. Patola of Patan known as a double ikat silk textile, manifests the richness of heritage craft in dazzling colours and admirable motifs, but is a time consuming yarn resist textile. It cannot be duplicated anymore, since the GI recognition is served for its products under the name Patan Patola. The low cost variants of the celebrated Patan Patola have emerged in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat since last four decades as a single …


Sadu Weaving: The Pace Of A Camel In A Fast-Moving Culture, Lesli Robertson Jan 2016

Sadu Weaving: The Pace Of A Camel In A Fast-Moving Culture, Lesli Robertson

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

As a Fulbright Specialist in Kuwait in 2015, I was introduced to a textile known as sadu, which loosely translated means “moving at the pace of a camel.“ This rich textile has been a part of the traditionally nomadic Bedouin culture of the Middle East, and is front and center in fast moving Kuwait. Hugging the shores of the Arabian Gulf, Kuwait is at the intersection of desert and gulf, a nation full of progress, forward thinking, and contemporary approaches to practically everything. On Gulf Road, right in the heart of Kuwait City sits the center of sadu weaving, Beit …


Some Of The Weavings Used In Turkish Bath In The Context Of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ayşem Yanar, Feryal Söylemezoğlu, Zeynep Erdoğan, Özlen Özgen Jan 2016

Some Of The Weavings Used In Turkish Bath In The Context Of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Ayşem Yanar, Feryal Söylemezoğlu, Zeynep Erdoğan, Özlen Özgen

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Hand weaving has a very old history in Anatolia. In addition to carpet and rugs, almost in every region it could be possible to see local weavings. Some of the weavings perished and others still continue to exist. These weavings which have to be evaluated as intangible cultural heritage have been protected by the geographical indication suspended license in order to protect them from losing their unique properties. Changes in the dynamics of tourism with the improvements in technology and the emergence of alternative forms of tourism, have increased the importance of local and touristic products. Turkish Bath has always …


Kashmir Shawls: The Perfect Exemplar Of A Textile Shaping And Being Shaped, Joan Hart Jan 2016

Kashmir Shawls: The Perfect Exemplar Of A Textile Shaping And Being Shaped, Joan Hart

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

The history of the Kashmir shawl and its stylistic progress and appropriation by other cultures reveals that an art form can be viewed as is (sui generis), and also in a context of social life that is not always what we would like to celebrate. And because the shawls have been made over centuries, this context has changed frequently.1 The Kashmir shawl is very special because it combines: a material that is extremely rare and luxurious which we now call cashmere or pashmina, a weave structure that is unique in its region and very complex, a symbolism of design motifs …


Revitalization Of The Handloom Heritage Of Chhota Udepur, Gujarat, Bhatia Reena Phd., Pawar Pooja M.Sc. Jan 2016

Revitalization Of The Handloom Heritage Of Chhota Udepur, Gujarat, Bhatia Reena Phd., Pawar Pooja M.Sc.

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

The rich and beautiful products of the weavers of India have been rightly called “Exquisite poetry in colourful fabrics.” These beautiful traditional textiles were woven on the simple loom and the technique has been passed on through generations. However, many traditional weavers have either lost or are fast-loosing the essence and aesthetics of their indigenous crafts and craftsmanship. The researcher’s concern is for the preservation and revitalization of one such handloom heritage, the tribal cloth of Chotta Udepur, Gujarat, before it vanishes from our sight was high. Snow ball technique was used to draw a convenience sample. The data was …


Gee, He Has No Brushstroke: Gender Performance In Andy Warhol’S Oxidation Paintings, Anthony J. Morris Jan 2016

Gee, He Has No Brushstroke: Gender Performance In Andy Warhol’S Oxidation Paintings, Anthony J. Morris

Art Inquiries

No abstract provided.


“In The Middle Of Nowhere”: Robert Irwin’S Experiments With The Art And Technology Program At The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, 1968-1970, Amanda Dalla Villa Adams Jan 2016

“In The Middle Of Nowhere”: Robert Irwin’S Experiments With The Art And Technology Program At The Los Angeles County Museum Of Art, 1968-1970, Amanda Dalla Villa Adams

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No abstract provided.


Francis Alÿs: A Story Of Negotiation, Kerr Houston Jan 2016

Francis Alÿs: A Story Of Negotiation, Kerr Houston

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No abstract provided.


From Audubon To Warhol: The Art Of American Still Life, Stephanie Huber Jan 2016

From Audubon To Warhol: The Art Of American Still Life, Stephanie Huber

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No abstract provided.


Front Matter Jan 2016

Front Matter

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No abstract provided.


Memory Traces: Analyzing Sacred Space At Five Mesoamerican Sites, Yumi Park Huntington Jan 2016

Memory Traces: Analyzing Sacred Space At Five Mesoamerican Sites, Yumi Park Huntington

Art Inquiries

Book review of Memory Traces: Analyzing Sacred Space at Five Mesoamerican Sites, edited by Cynthia Kristan-Graham and Laura M. Amrhein.


Looking Through The Parisian Window: Caillebotte, Zola, And The Post-Haussmann Interior, Jennifer S. Pride Jan 2016

Looking Through The Parisian Window: Caillebotte, Zola, And The Post-Haussmann Interior, Jennifer S. Pride

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No abstract provided.


Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’S Eye, Peter L. Schmunk Jan 2016

Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’S Eye, Peter L. Schmunk

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No abstract provided.


God As Cult Initiate: Dionysos And The Eleusinian Mysteries In Greek Vase-Painting, Anthony F. Mangieri Jan 2016

God As Cult Initiate: Dionysos And The Eleusinian Mysteries In Greek Vase-Painting, Anthony F. Mangieri

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No abstract provided.


Gunther Gerzso: A Mexican Master, Carlos A. Colón Jan 2016

Gunther Gerzso: A Mexican Master, Carlos A. Colón

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No abstract provided.


The Plains Indians: Artists Of Earth And Sky, Mary D. Edwards Jan 2016

The Plains Indians: Artists Of Earth And Sky, Mary D. Edwards

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No abstract provided.


Art Inquiries, Xvii:1, Full Issue Jan 2016

Art Inquiries, Xvii:1, Full Issue

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No abstract provided.


Back Matter Jan 2016

Back Matter

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No abstract provided.


The Urbanism Of Frank Lloyd Wright, Michael Lewis Jan 2016

The Urbanism Of Frank Lloyd Wright, Michael Lewis

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Book review of The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright, by Neil Levine.


Picture Titles: How And Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names, Colleen Truax Yarger Jan 2016

Picture Titles: How And Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names, Colleen Truax Yarger

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Book review of Picture Titles: How and Why Western Paintings Acquired Their Names, by Ruth Bernard Yeazell.


The Last Laugh: Selections From Michael Aurbach’S Secrecy Series, Dorothy Joiner Jan 2016

The Last Laugh: Selections From Michael Aurbach’S Secrecy Series, Dorothy Joiner

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No abstract provided.


Mass Effect: Art And The Internet In The Twenty-First Century, Elizabeth Sutton Jan 2016

Mass Effect: Art And The Internet In The Twenty-First Century, Elizabeth Sutton

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Book review of Mass Effect: Art and the Internet in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Lauren Cornell and Ed Halter.


David Maisel/Black Maps: American Landscape And The Apocalyptic Sublime, Kelly Wacker Jan 2016

David Maisel/Black Maps: American Landscape And The Apocalyptic Sublime, Kelly Wacker

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No abstract provided.


Drawing In Silver And Gold: Leonardo To Jasper Johns, Sophia Quach Mccabe Jan 2016

Drawing In Silver And Gold: Leonardo To Jasper Johns, Sophia Quach Mccabe

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No abstract provided.


Interview With Duane Paxson, Dorothy Joiner Jan 2016

Interview With Duane Paxson, Dorothy Joiner

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No abstract provided.


The Changing Role Of Chaguar Textiles In The Lives Of The Wichí, An Indigenous People Of Argentina, Rachel Green Jan 2016

The Changing Role Of Chaguar Textiles In The Lives Of The Wichí, An Indigenous People Of Argentina, Rachel Green

Textile Society of America: Symposium Proceedings

Beating, spinning, and sewing fiber, a woman works to perpetuate her culture a thread and stitch at a time. While her hands work expertly and she talks casually, Carolina is crocheting a hat from a fiber called chaguar to be worn under a motorcycle helmet. She learned to crochet five years ago from a nonindigenous woman whose house she was paid to clean. Because crocheting is not a traditional technique, she only does it to sell to the local townspeople, preferring the techniques from her Wichí heritage. “Wichí” means simply “the people” in her original language. Their culture is centered …