The Modernist Textile: Europe and America, 1890-1940Decorative and applied arts played a major role in shaping the Modernist aesthetic. Western artists and collectors saw textiles, particularly the abstract and handcrafted textiles from non-Western societies, as attractive alternatives to the European academic art tradition. Virginia Gardner Troy examines the importance of textiles within the context of 20th-century art and design. |
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INTRODUCTION | 5 |
Embroidery | 5 |
Experimental Approaches to Design | 7 |
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