The Care and Display of Historic Clothing (American Association for State and Local History)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (560 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1538105918 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Providing all of these resources in one place will make the incorporation of costumes a more obtainable goal for small to mid-sized museums and historical societies.. The layout of this work will aim to provide information that slowly leads from understanding your costume collection and obtaining physical control to incorporating it in a significant and informative way into the work of the organization. A list of further resources at the back of the book helps provide supplemental, in-depth information on individual areas. Garments can do far more for exhibitions and interpretation than merely providing a bit of color and beauty. Wearable textiles hold their own stories of trade, manufacture and regionalism, just to name a few; they also tell a personal tale of the individuals who created our history. Clothing is both artistic and utilitarian and is capable of adding so much to the story of who we are and where we came from.The Care and Display of Historic Clothing aims to assist with the full integration of costume collections into the interpretation of the past. Often relied on for their ability to add beauty and color to exhibitions, these collect
The Care and Display of Historic Clothing will, I'm sure, be a go-to source for advice and information for institutions of all types and sizes that are looking for good collections stewardship solutions. In this engaging and informative volume Karen DePauw unravels the mysteries of identifying, caring for and displaying historic costumes. Costumes are perhaps the most difficult form of common museum object to display, but DePauw provides practical and inexpensive advice on how to mount these pieces, and then goes on to discuss how to get the most mileage out of that effort through social media, traditional publication, and programming. (Tamara Hemmerlein, Director, Local History Services, Indiana Historical Society)DePauw provides a remarkabl
. She is a member of the American Association for State and Local History Field Services Alliance and has been an active member of the Costume Society of America, previously serving as the Northeastern Regional President. Karen DePauw currently works as coordinator of Local History Services at the Indiana His