An American style : global sources for New York textile and fashion design, 1915-1928
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An American style : global sources for New York textile and fashion design, 1915-1928
Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, c2013
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Catalogue of the exhibition held at Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, Sept. 27, 2013-Feb. 9, 2014
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-137) and index
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In 1915 the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) embarked upon a mission to energize the American textile industry. Curators sought to innovate a distinctly "American" design idiom drawing on a more universal "primitive" language. Ethnographic objects were included in study rooms; designers gained access to storage rooms; and museum artifacts were loaned to design houses and department stores. In order to attract designers and reluctant manufacturers, who quickly responded, collections were supplemented with specimens including fur garments from Siberia, Persian costumes, and Javanese textiles. This book positions the project at the AMNH in the broader narrative of early 20th-century design education in New York, which includes the roles of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Newark Museum.
Distributed for the Bard Graduate Center, New York
Exhibition Schedule:
Bard Graduate Center
(09/27/13-02/19/14)
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