by Mike Tschebull
ACOR 7 took place March 25-28 in Seattle, Washington, USA, centered in the waterfront Bell Harbour Conference Centre. As is common in Seattle, there was usually a fine misty rain, but the scenery was spectacular when we had a bit of sun. Food and drink were good, with Seattle well-known for fresh wild Salmon and micro-brewed beer.What follows is an idiosyncratic tour of the exhibitions, one focus session, and images of Dealers’ Row. Regarding the choice of images shown, a group of any number of other ones could have been compiled with equal success.
Exhibitions
The ACOR 7 exhibition space was well laid out and covered a large area. Temporary walls were hung with with black paper, which made the rugs and textiles look well. Lighting was unusually good, and it was said that the wife of one of the ACOR board members was key to its success.
The first objects shown upon entering the exhibition area were Chilkat dance blankets, woven with wild goat hair on cedar root foundations. This example, from the 19th century, was shown with an accompanying pattern board.
Hands-on sessions
There were sixteen “hands-on” sessions, with individual collectors sharing mostly small pieces with an audience of limited size.In the pictured session, Ralph and Linda Kaffel were showing a pair of small European-design Zeihur pile rugs. The format works well.
Dealer’s Row
Dealers’ Row was large and diverse.
More images from the exhibitions
April 1, 2004, Mike Tschebull, Tschebull Antique Carpets