KSUM exhibition

CONFESSIONS AND THE SENSE OF SELF: WORKS BY NOËL PALOMO-LOVINSKI, 2003-2009

Higbee Gallery | Noël Palomo-Lovinski, Guest Curator Public confession has become increasingly popular in our society as an outlet for individuals to expunge guilt, share personal tragedy, or express secret desires. Confessional outlets range from nationally televised talk shows and confessi…

THE ART OF THE EMBROIDERER

Broadbent Gallery | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator In 1770, Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin published L'Art du Brodeur, a treatise on embroidery, where he defined the practice as "the art of adding the representation of such motifs as one chooses—flat or in relief, in gold, silver, or color—to…

MICHAEL KORS DESIGNS FROM THE WENDY ZUCKERWISE RITTER COLLECTION

Alumni Gallery | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator In 2010, Michael Kors' label will enter its thirtieth year in the fashion industry. Worthy of praise for longevity alone, his namesake company, established when he was only 22, now comprises clothing for women and men, accessories, fragrances an…

RUDI GERNREICH: BOLD

Palmer and Mull Galleries | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator   Comfortable, colorful, minimal and occasionally shocking, the clothes created by Rudi Gernreich were both experimental and representative of their times. Fascinated by a performance by Martha Graham he attended soon after hi…

JAMES GALANOS: AMERICAN LUXURY

Stager Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director James Galanos always made ready-to-wear, but he made it to the standard of the haute couture, the highest quality of dressmaking. In the history of the American fashion industry, no one has matched the accomplishments of his 46 year career. …

JAPANESE OBI IN THE KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM COLLECTION

Blum Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director The Kent State University Museum is fortunate to have in its collection exceptional examples of the formal sashes, the obi, worn with traditional Japanese kimono on special occasions. Of the many ways to tie these sashes, two are demonstrated in thi…

IN BLOOM: PATTERNED SILK DESIGN INNOVATIONS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY FRANCE

Alumni Gallery | Elizabeth St-George, Guest Curator Early eighteenth century silk design is marked by the evolution of textile motifs towards greater naturalism. While floral ornamentation had consistently appeared in Medieval and Renaissance silk decoration, these forms were heavily stylize…

BELLE ÉPOQUE BRIDES

Higbee Gallery | Jean L. Druesedow, Director The period between 1875 and 1914 was tumultuous in both Europe and the United States. At the time, no one thought of it as a specific era, but in hindsight it has been called the "Gilded Age." In France it has been known rather nostalgically as La…

CARNIVAL GLASS: THE FIRST DECADE

Tarter-Miller Gallery | Jim Measell, Guest Curator Initially called "Iridescent Ware" by the Fenton Art Glass Company in late 1907, this innovative glassware typically featured a vivid metallic sheen of changing hues on pressed glass articles made in highly-patterned molds. The secret behind…

MOOD INDIGO

Broadbent Gallery | Dr. Anne Bissonnette, Curator Blue of indigo is the key to a continuing story that links the past and the present. Considered one of the finest dyes of the ancient world, it continues to be among the most beloved colors. A dominant force in fashion, indigo denim is now ub…