Decorative Arts & Textiles Archive
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For Helena Rubinstein, Beauty was Power
Posted on February 24, 2015Ivy Sanders Schneider — Makeup can act as a symbol both of liberation and oppression. Contentious and unavoidable, ads for lipstick line the subway, and giant mascaraed eyes blink from […] -
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What Would William Morris Think? On the Digitization of his Wallpaper.
Posted on February 6, 2015Ivy Sanders Schneider – During his life, the writer, designer, and social activist William Morris struggled with a basic conflict between his livelihood and his liberal beliefs. A staunch socialist, […] -
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Interview with Christopher S. Lightfoot, Author and Curator of Ennion: Master of Roman Glass
Posted on January 13, 2015Today we’re sharing an interview that appeared recently on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s blog, in which editorial assistant Rachel High speaks with curator Christopher S. Lightfoot about the innovations […] -
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William Morris: Anarchy and Beauty
Posted on December 9, 2014“The art or work-pleasure, as one ought to call it…sprung up almost spontaneously, it seems, from a kind of instinct amongst people, no longer driven desperately to painful and terrible […] -
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Four Centuries of Quilts Giveaway!
Posted on December 5, 2014Quilts are, at their core, functional items, but they nonetheless occupy a special place in art history. Since the 16th century, beginning in India and the Mediterranean and spreading across the world, quilts have […]