KSUM exhibition
A DAY AT THE BEACH
Alumni Gallery | Sara Hume, CuratorThe image of women at the seaside in elegant white gowns was a popular subject for Impressionist painters. This exhibition explores the reality of summer tourism with a selection of actual garments of the style that would have been worn near and at the beach b…
ON THE HOME FRONT: CIVIL WAR FASHIONS AND DOMESTIC LIFE
Broadbent Gallery | Sara Hume, Curator You refer to Annie’s mourning dresses. She wore black at the funeral, but so many deaths are now occurring at home and in the army, that black apparel is not so generally worn as formerly. It is not pleasant to wear somber black for long periods…
COLLECTORS AND COLLECTING
Tarter/Miller, Palmer, and Mull Galleries | Sara Hume, Curator What drives an individual to acquire ever more objects of a certain type? Some people collect out of a specific interest – Chinese art or first edition books. Others collect to fill their homes with beautiful things, things that …
SUSTAINABLE FASHION: EXPLORING THE PARADOX
Stager and Blum Galleries | Noël Palomo-Lovinski, Guest Curator The exhibition "Sustainable Fashion: Exploring the Paradox" is a comprehensive look at sustainable practices in fashion. The multi-billion dollar fashion industry is in a powerful position to make significant changes to th…
BEYOND FASHION: FIBER AND FASHION ART BY VINCENT QUEVEDO
Higbee Gallery | Vincent Quevedo Our physical and emotional states are layers upon layers of independent planes stacked but separated in opaque and sometimes translucent elements that make up who we are. These layers build character that defines the uniqueness of an individual. &…
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY: RECENT ACQUISITIONS TO THE COLLECTION
Alumni Gallery | Sara Hume, Curator The Kent State University Museum’s collection of costumes is already one of the finest in the country, and it continues to grow and improve thanks to the generosity of our donors. The objects on display in the Alumni Gallery through October 2011 have…
KATHARINE HEPBURN: DRESSED FOR STAGE AND SCREEN
Broadbent Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) Renowned actress, role model, fashion icon, outspoken, independent and feisty, Katharine Hepburn is listed by the American Film Institute as Hollywood's greatest screen legend. During a career th…
MADE IN INDIA: INDIAN TEXTILES, GLOBAL MARKETS
Stager and Blum Galleries | Sara Hume, Curator The Kent State University Museum is proud to present this exhibition drawing from its extensive collection of clothing and textiles from India in order to highlight the dynamism, flexibility and variation of the nation's culture. Beyond th…
THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
Higbee Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director Two Hundred Fifty Years of Fashion, Twenty Five Years of Collecting A survey of taste in silhouette, fabric and trimmings readily reveals enormous diversity. Over the centuries fashion choices have reflected relationships t…
I NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT A HAT: THE SAVANNA VAUGHN CLARK COLLECTION
Alumni Gallery | Elizabeth Morgan, Guest Curator and Jean L. Druesedow, Director Savanna Vaughn Clark has been wearing, collecting and enjoying hats all her life. She has said that she “never leaves the house without a hat.” For Mrs. Clark, hats create a total look and she selects each one t…
