War imagery in women's textiles : an international study of weaving, knitting, sewing, quilting, rug making and other fabric arts / Deborah A. Deacon and Paula E. Calvin.
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (261 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource001: 44952ISBN: 9781476616605 (e-book)Subject(s): Textile crafts | Textile design -- Themes, motives | War in art | Art and war | Women and warGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: War imagery in women's textiles : an international study of weaving, knitting, sewing, quilting, rug making and other fabric arts.DDC classification: 746.082 LOC classification: NK8805 | .D43 2014Online resources: Click to View| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Through the centuries, women have used textiles to express their ideas and political opinions, creating items of utility that also function as works of art. Beginning with medieval European embroideries and tapestries such as the Bayeux Tapestry, this book examines the ways in which women around the world have recorded the impact of war on their lives using traditional fabric art forms of knitting, sewing, quilting, embroidery, weaving, basketry and rug making. Works from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, the Middle and Near East, and Oceania are analyzed in terms of content and utility, and cultural and economic implications for the women who created them are discussed.
Traditional women's work served to document the upheaval in their lives and supplemented their family income. By creating textiles that responded to the chaos of war, women developed new textile traditions, modified old traditions and created a vehicle to express their feelings.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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