The modern embroidery movement / Cynthia Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fowler, Cynthia (Cynthia A.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968--Criticism and interpretation.

Zorach, Marguerite.

Harbeson, Georgiana Brown, 1894-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Harbeson, Georgiana Brown.

Embroidery--United States--History--20th century.

Embroidery.

Textile crafts--United States--History--20th century.

Textile crafts.

Harbeson, Georgiana Brown, 1894-1980.

Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 259 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some colour), maps

Place of Publication:

London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The Modern Embroidery Movement in Context

3. Marguerite Zorach : The Roots of the Modern Embroidery Movement

4. Georgiana Brown Harbeson and Her Collaborators : Establishing the Modern Embroidery Movement

5. Collaboration

6. Visualizing Manhattan

7. Nature as Symbol

8. Embroidered Portraits

9. Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Online resource; description from print version record (viewed on 3 November 2019).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.

ISBN:

1350033332

9781350033337

Publisher Number:

197378

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.