Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul

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The Textile Society of America has announced the winner of the 2011 R. L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award to “Splendor and Pageantry: Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul” by Ronald Marchese, Marlene Breu and the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul.

Highlights from the Textile Society of America’s Symposium

A lively marketplace accompanied the symposium and featured new and old textiles, books and more! (Photograph by  Ann Svenson).

Organized by Chris Martens, the panel Central Asian Textiles: Politics and Process was particularly stimulating with papers by Elmira Gyul, Irina Bogoslovskaya, Stephanie Bunn, and David and Sue Richardson. The panel was well conceived and resulted in a standing-room-only crowd!

Textiles and Politics – more than 400 participants

Michele Hardy, External Relations Director, Textile Society of America

The Textile Society of America’s Biennial Symposium, Textiles and Politics, was held in Washington DC 19-23 September 2012. The symposium included 150 presentations spread over three days.

The Textile Society of America’s 13th Biennial Symposium

Kaftan fragment, Ottoman, Bursa (?), Turkey, first half of 17th century, kemha (lampas). The Textile Museum 1.57, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951. Photographed by Renée Comet

The Textile Society of America’s 13th Biennial Symposium “Textiles and Politics” will take place 19-22 September 2012 in Washington DC. Jozan Magazine has asked Michele Hardy, TSA Director of External Relations, to tell more about this interesting event.