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Drawn from the Collection

Part of the Fabric
October 7, 1998 - January 17, 1999

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Drawn from the Collection: Part of the Fabric

Catalogue of an exhibition held from Oct. 7, 1998 to Jan. 17, 1999.

Featuring dialogue from 10 artists who chose a piece of fabric art from the museum's collections and responded to it with their own art. Artists include: Holly Hughes, Emily Cheng, Donnamaria Bruton, Dennis Congdon, Greg Dasler, John Hatfield, Mary Jones, Pam Longobardi, Betsy Kaufman and Andrew Rafte

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Unknown Maker, Japanese

Kimono

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Textile swatch

Issey Miyake

Pleats Please Guest Artist Series no. 1
A sheer, delicate, short-sleeved, cropped, lace blouse with wide, flared sleeves and intricate floral embroidery throughout.

Unknown Maker, Philippine

Blouse (Camisa or Baro)

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Katagami (pattern paper) stencil

Unknown Maker, Chinese

Robe
Waves crashing against dark rocks, with a lone sailboat drifting in the distance.

Winslow Homer

On a Lee Shore

Unknown Maker, Japanese

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