Weaving for Walls
1965-7 touring exhibition curated by Mary Blair From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England arranged the touring exhibition Weaving for Walls, curated by Mary Blair (Secretary of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers) and which was toured between 1965 and 1967 across the United Kingdom, featuring many of the most prominent weavers of the time.[1] It featured tapestries, hangings and rugs created using a variety of techniques.
Known Participants
- Dorothy Ablett
- Cicely Mary Barker
- Tadek Beutlich 1922
- Mary Bowyer
- Hilda Breed
- Geraldine Carmichael
- Peter Collingwood
- Mary Dodman
- Winifred Evans
- Mary Farmer
- Ronald Grierson
- Maud Hamberg
- Norma Harvey
- Patricia Holtom
- Ruth Hurle
- Eta Ingram-Mohrhardt
- Louise Littleton
- Constance Martin
- Kathleen Monk
- Theo Moorman
- Barbara Mullins
- Gwen Mullins
- Enid Russ
- Barbara Sawyer
- Margaret Seagroatt
- Constance Spreadbury
- Lorna Steadman
- Ann Sutton
- Patricia Tindale
- Marjorie Williams
- Lore Youngmark
Exhibition Locations
The opening of this major exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum was in April 1965, then circulating to many of the major museums and art galleries across the United Kingdom.[2]
- Midlands Art Centre (MAC), Birmingham[3]
- Walsall[4]
- Wakefield Art Gallery[5]
- Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead[6]
- The Cooper Gallery, Barnsley[9]
- Bethnal Green Museum[12]
- Leamington Spa Gallery and Museum[14]
- Kettering Museum and Art Gallery[17]
References
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