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- Exhibition opening
Opening of Fabricating Empire: Folk Textiles and the Making of Early 20th-Century Austrian Design
Fabricating Empire: Folk Textiles and the Making of Early 20th-Century Austrian Design examines the relationship between the development of Central European folk costume and Austrian modern design, especially the textile department of the Wiener Werkstätte, or Vienna Workshops.
Celebrate the opening of Fabricating Empire by raising a glass with the exhibition curator, Genevieve Cortinovis.
- Fabricating Empire opens at 10 am in the Carolyn C. and William A. McDonnell Gallery 100. No tickets are required to see the exhibition.
- Cocktails available for purchase from 4 pm to 8 pm in Sculpture Hall.
- Live music performance by Mensur Hatić.
Girl's Ensemble (Kroj Severokyjovsky), c.1945; Czech; embroidered cotton and miscellaneous fabric with beads, sequins, and lace trim; apron: 14 1/2 x 22 inches, blouse: 20 x 25 inches, bonnet: 15 x 21 inches, petticoat A: 13 1/2 x 21 inches, petticoat B: 14 1/2 x 15 inches, skirt: 14 x 23 inches, vest: 9 1/2 x 16 inches, waist roll: 2 1/2 x 26 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Collection of Marvin E. Moehle 2022.189a-h
