Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (879 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816514674 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Hearst's passion for American Indian artifacts was so strong that he had originally visualized his now-famous castle in San Simeon as a showplace for his Navajo textile collection. The heart of the book provides a detailed analysis of each textile: fibers, yarn types, dyes, and designs. Hearst began acquiring textiles from the Fred Harvey Company after viewing an exhibit of Indian artifacts. Nancy Blomberg's narrative introduces the reader to the history of Navajo weaving and documents Hearst's role in its development. Navajo Textiles thus consti
Five Stars Excellent service; excellent book.. "Add this one to your collection" according to Bonnie. If you love both Navajo textiles and well-designed art books, this is the best of both. The text provides an educational overview of the history of Navajo weaving from 1650 to 1920, explaining dying techniques, tribal uses for each style and the eventual marketing of them. Blomberg, a curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (or at least she was when the book was first published in 1988), also describes how their weaving was influenced in later years by relocation and the switch from native use to trading company sales. Regardless of how you feel about William Randolph Hearst's. Great rugs I am not a weaver or collector of Navajo rugs, but instead an artist who wants to use some of these designs in some creative projects. The simple but sophisticated patterns lend themselves to a lot of different types of projects.
Assistant curator Blomberg documents these weavings in a volume that can be appreciated by both casual reader and specialist. . Janice Zlendich, California State Univ. Lib., FullertonCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. The latter will find a detailed analysis of each piece, including physical description, dating, and a transcription of written documentation from vendor tags and ledger books. From Library Journal In his 40-year quest to amass the best and the brightest examples of Navajo textiles woven between 1800 and 1920, Hearst obtained more than 200 weavings, which he ultimately donated to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. The former will browse through full-page color illustrations of each weaving and fascinating accounts of the marketing of Navajo textiles from weaver to reservation trader to merchant t