The Care and Display of Historic Clothing (American Association for State and Local History) - Softcover

Depauw, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1538105926 ISBN 13: 9781538105924

Verlag: Rl, 2017

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In this engaging and informative volume Karen DePauw unravels the mysteries of identifying, caring for and displaying historic costumes. DePauw clearly and concisely sets out the steps and appropriate procedures for working with costumes - from assigning and attaching numbers to incorporating the garment and its story into your interpretation. This practical guide is a must for anyone charged with a costume collection whether a novice or a seasoned curator. -- Catherine Fields, Director, Litchfield Historical Society In the nineteen years I've spent working in and with small and mid-sized museums, I've seen countless costume and textile collections. I've often looked for accessible resources for how a small paid or volunteer staff can care for their collections with minimal funding. Karen DePauw's book is just such a resource. It's well-written, easy to understand and professional. 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. -- Tamara Hemmerlein, Director, Local History Services, Indiana Historical Society DePauw provides a remarkable breadth of information to help small and mid-sized museums especially to understand how to identify, care for, store, and exhibit costume collections. Moreover, this book provides an important introduction for its readers in how to think about costume-how to appreciate its historical, cultural, and artistic significance and relay that information to the public. 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. -- Lynne Zacek Bassett, Adjunct Curator for Costume & Textiles, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Museum Consultant

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The Care and Display of Historic Clothing aims to assist with the full integration of costume collections into the interpretation of the past. The topics explored in this publication range from the care and identification of items in a costume collection to discussions about both physical display and how they can be used to engage audiences.

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• Verlag: Rl
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1538105926
• ISBN 13: 9781538105924
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 334