An American style: global sources for New York textile and fashion design, 1915-1928

"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...

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1. Verfasser: Tartsinis, Ann Marguerite 1978- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Bard Graduate Center, Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture [2013]
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Zusammenfassung:"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"--Publisher's description
Beschreibung:Catalog of the exhibition of the same name held at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture from September 27, 2013 - February 9, 2014
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (144 Seiten) 111 Illustrationen (some color)
ISBN:0300264569
9780300264562
DOI:10.37862/aaeportal.00254