Global Color: Textiles, Dyes and Colors in the Interwoven Globe, 16th-18th Centuries
Event Details
Date
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Time
6 p.m.
Location
2236 Nancy Nicholas Hall
Description
A lecture by Elena Phipps, Senior Research Scholar, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; past president, Textile Society of America
Dr. Phipps will discuss the intersections between the history, technical advancements, cultural traditions and the rise of the global trade of textile dyes throughout the Americas, Asia and India from the 16th to 18th centuries.
Sponsor: Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, School of Human Ecology; co-sponsor: Department of Design Studies, SOHE
Dr. Phipps will discuss the intersections between the history, technical advancements, cultural traditions and the rise of the global trade of textile dyes throughout the Americas, Asia and India from the 16th to 18th centuries.
Sponsor: Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, School of Human Ecology; co-sponsor: Department of Design Studies, SOHE
Cost
Free
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