Jennie Wilde (1865-1913) designed floats for many New Orleans Mardi Gras parades. Mistick Krewe of Comus 1910 float designs features 20 of Wilde's colorful and detailed designs. Google Books Preview includes the chapter on Jennie Wilde in Henri Schindler's Mardi Gras Treasures: Float Designs of the Golden Age (Pelican Pub. Co., 2001).
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
New Exhibit: Civil War Fashions and Domestic Life
On the Home Front: Civil War Fashions and Domestic Life
Kent State University Museum
September 30, 2011 - August 26, 2012
In addition to displays of women's and children's costumes, this exhibit includes photographs, decorative arts, and women's magazines. See Kent State University Museum's blog for details about the preparation of the exhibit: choosing pieces for the exhibit; photographing the pieces; and dressing mannequins.
Don't miss overviews of the Museum's past exhibits, such as Fashion on the Ohio Frontier to "Raiment for Receptions: A Japanese Bride's Last Furisode.
Kent State University Museum
September 30, 2011 - August 26, 2012
In addition to displays of women's and children's costumes, this exhibit includes photographs, decorative arts, and women's magazines. See Kent State University Museum's blog for details about the preparation of the exhibit: choosing pieces for the exhibit; photographing the pieces; and dressing mannequins.
Don't miss overviews of the Museum's past exhibits, such as Fashion on the Ohio Frontier to "Raiment for Receptions: A Japanese Bride's Last Furisode.
Monday, September 26, 2011
New Digital Collection: Nell Shipman Collection
Nell Shipman Collection (Albertsons Library, Boise State University)
Nell Shipman (1892-1970) starred in, directed, or produced more than 20 films between 1916 and 1924. This digital collection offers more than 130 images that document Shipman's life and career as a pioneering filmmaker. Boise State has also published Shipman's autobiography, The Silent Screen & My Talking Heart (1987) and Letters from God's Country: Nell Shipman, Selected Correspondence and Writings, 1912-1970 (2003).
| Nell Shipman, 1922 (Boise State University Library, Special Collections) |
Albertsons Library offers additional digital collections that highlight the life stories of other women. The Bethine Church Collection documents Church's student days at Boise Junior College, her years in Washington, and her contributions to civic and public affairs. Online exhibits highlight the life stories of three women: Gracie Pfost, the first female member of Congress from Idaho; Ruth McBirney, an American librarian in postwar France; and philanthropist Velma Morrison.
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