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About Cheri Hunter
Cheri Hunter passed away 19 May 2026 in Istanbul, a city she visited frequently. She was a graduate of UCLA in Art and Cinema and worked as a film editor in Hollywood for nearly thirty years. Cheri Hunter was the driving force of the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California (TMA/SC) and was a member of the international committee of ICOC. In recent years she organised a very popular series of textile webinars that drew audiences of up to 1,000 participants.
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Koos de Jong will do a lecture tour in USA and Canada this autumn. The occasion is his new book ‘Dragon & Horse – Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond’ and an invitation from the American Conference of Oriental Rugs (ACOR).
Dr. Jon Thompson will hold a lecture ‘Turkmen Weavings: Some Thoughts on their Vocabulary of Ornament’ 27 October 2012 at 10.00 am for the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California. This lecture will take place at Rug Ideas Oriental Rug Gallery in Los Angeles.
In August the program includes “The Evolving Surface of 20th Century Kimono” Sunday 19 August 2 pm with Hollis Goodall. The September program includes “Qara U’y: the Qaraqalpaq Yurt and its Decoration” Saturday 15 September 2012 with David and Susan Richardson
The ICOC Dealers Fair included a lot of highly collectable, and expensive, antique rugs on display. The fair was open 16 June in the evening for the delegates and 17-19 June for the public. Read more: Dealers Fair part I