Clone of Upcoming Events
The Kent State University Alumni Association has an exciting lineup of events planned for you! Mark your calendars and make sure to check out some of these alumni events. We look forward to seeing you there!
Tracy Featherstone Lecture
Location:
School of Art Auditorium, Room 202.
Broadbent Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator
The exhibition surveys 20th century American and European design. In conjunction with The Kent State University Museum's yearly gala, the exhibition focuses mostly on evening and cocktail wear.
Higbee Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator
The Kent State University Museum was established with the gift of extraordinary examples of historic costume and decorative arts collected by Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman. Instrumental to the formation of Shannon's collection of costume was the friendship, collaboration and expertise of Cora Ginsburg. Cora's Manhattan shop, filled with superb antique costumes and textiles, provided Shannon with many of the most important pieces he acquired. In her turn, Mrs.
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
As a new form of genteel undress, tea gowns exhibited early and consistently abundant signs of historicism. By 1873, gowns labeled "robes d'interieurs" appeared with stylistic details that would become characteristic of tea gowns: "Watteau pleats", the draped back pleats set at the shoulders found on the 18th century sack dress, and a center-front panel in princess style which was gathered, draped or heavily decorated and perceived as an underdress.
Mull Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator
Shirley Kennedy in her book, Pucci: A Renaissance in Fashion, portrays the designer as an innovative and a dynamic force in the fashion world of the fifties and sixties. Explosive and joyful in both colors and patterns, "Puccis" revolutionized the field of textile design and contributed to changing the face of fashion. In the public eye for over two decades, a longevity that was no small feat in itself, part of the energetic appeal of the garments resided in their comfort and modernity.
Mull Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator
Through this exhibition of Greek costume from the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, the Kent State University Museum and members of the Greek community of Northeastern Ohio, we are pleased to present to the public indications of the many influences that helped to shape the wonderfully diverse, colorful and intricate patterns of Greek traditional dress.
Higbee Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator
This exhibition comes from the collection of Helen O. Borowitz, donor, friend and supporter of the Kent State University Museum. Although her collection includes costumes and accessories ranging from the 1860s to the present day, we focus here on objects from the 1920s and early 1930s, an era famous for the sophisticated lifestyle captured in the pages of the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Broadbent Gallery | Anne Bissonnette, Curator
The exhibition surveys 19th century Indian and European shawls. To highlight their intricate patterns, twenty-three shawls are displayed flat on easels. An additional twenty shawls are draped on mannequins to show how these prized textiles were worn. The exhibition traces the west's fascination with Kashmir shawls beginning in the late 18th century and demonstrates their use as both a practical outer garment and as a status symbol. Cross-cultural influences between east and west are explained and the comple