The modern embroidery movement
By: Cynthia Fowler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781350033313
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Embroidery; Textile crafts; History
Description: In the early twentieth century, Marguerite Zorach and Georgiana Brown Harbeson were at the forefront of the modern embroidery movement in the United States. In the first scholarly examination of their work and influence, Cynthia Fowler explores the arguments presented by these pioneering women and their collaborators for embroidery to be considered as art. Using key exhibitions and contemporary criticism, 'The Modern Embroidery Movement' focuses extensively on the individual work of Zorach and Brown Harbeson, casting a new light on their careers. Documenting a previously marginalised movement, Fowler brings together the history of craft, art and women's rights and firmly establishes embroidery as a significant aspect of modern art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The modern embroidery movement in context; title: Marguerite Zorach: the roots of the modern embroidery movement; title: Georgiana Brown Harbeson and her collaborators: establishing the modern embroidery movement; title: Collaboration; title: Visualizing Manhattan; title: Nature as symbol; title: Embroidered portraits; title: Conclusion.