New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. „The Eighteenth-Century Woman,“ December 12, 1981–September 5, 1982.The Metropolitan Museum of Art. „Fashion and History: A Dialogue,“ December 7, 1992–March 21, 1993
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W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Classification: Sculpture Credit Line: Gift of Edward B.
The bags in the collection of William and Inger Ginsberg exemplify a range of weaving, wrapping, knotting, and braiding techniques. While the majority of the works in this exhibition were created with the weaving technique known as sumak, some textiles Sumak Although Left: To Left: The Left: Most Authors:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Inger G. and William B.
The dye used in a Latin American Colonial textile from the sixteenth to seventeenth century is examined in order to determine the textile’s origin.
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Unearthing my family history through James Van Der Zee and Harvey Cook Jackson’s photography.
collection of film cameras and a beautiful film projector, my grandfather, Harvey B.
Stand for a Qur’an Manuscript (Rahla) A masterpiece of design, this carved book stand, or rahla, is made from a single slab of teak and is framed by inlays composed of various woods in shades of brown and black
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Amelia B.
Chanel succeeded in packaging and marketing her own personal attitudes and style, making her a key arbiter of women’s taste throughout the twentieth century.
followed her favorite color palette, shades of beige, black, and white ( 1978.165.16a,b)
This curriculum resource, consisting of engaging lessons written by K–12 teachers, provides inspiration and techniques for investigating the theme of “power� using a wide range of artworks from The Met collection.
Museum of Art’s school tour program is made possible by the generosity of Lewis B.
View selected images from the exhibition „Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.“
Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983 (1983.619.1a, b)
