Art Speaks: Inspiration, Preservation, Appropriation—A Conversation about Collecting Central European Folk Textiles

Join Megan Brandow-Faller, professor of history, City University of New York Kingsborough at The City University of New York; St. Louis–area collector Marvin Moehle; and Genny Cortinovis, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts and Design at the Saint Louis Art Museum, for a conversation about collecting Central European folk textiles, from imperial Vienna to greater St. Louis. Drawing upon works in Fabricating Empire: Folk Textiles and the Making of Early 20th-Century Austrian Design, the group will explore how and why modern designers in Austria-Hungary became interested in the region’s folk dress and textiles and what draws contemporary collectors today.

Participants will receive Zoom information after registering. This event will have automated closed captions. A recording of the program may be posted on the Museum’s YouTube channel and at slam.org at a later date.