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An American style : global sources for New York textile and fashion design, 1915-1928
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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...
"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.
Details
- Creator
- Ann Marguerite Tartsinis
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Bard Graduate Center, Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, [2013]
- New Haven : Distributed by Yale University Press
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (144 pages) : 111 illustrations (some color)
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- ISBNs
- 9780300264562, 0300264569, 9780300199437, 0300199430
- OCLC
- on1281564678
- 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.
- Includes bibliographical references (pag131-137) and index.
- World War I, Design Education, and the American Museum of Natural History Museum -- Models in the Study Room, 1916 -- The United States Enters the War : Fashion Designers and Global Artifacts -- The Exhibition of Industrial Art in Textiles and Clothing, 1919 -- Garments from the Exhibition of Industrial Art, 1919 -- Abandoned Plans and Shifting Priorities, 1919-1928
Subjects
- American Museum of Natural History -- Public relations -- Exhibitions.
- Textile design -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
- Fashion design -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
- Ethnological museums and collections -- Public relations -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions.