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This triptych includes, at left, a reproduction of Vincent Van Gogh's painting "Courtesane," which features a Japanese woman wearing a bright multicolor kimono, centered in a mustard yellow rectangle, which is framed by renderings of bamboo, waterlilies, and egrets. The center image of the triptych is a photo of a 1913 kimono-inspired satin, silk, and chiffon evening dress that is black, white, and pink, and is embellished with glass beading. The image at right is a reproduction of the 1843 painting "Tanabata No Take" by Yoshitama Utagawa. It shows a woman in classic geisha dress: black hair in an updo and she wears and flowing patterned kimono.

Yuni Kawamura Presents at Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

May 19, 2025 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Professor Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, was an invited guest speaker at the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, Florida […]

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Book Talk: Virginia Postrel on ‘The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World’

October 22, 2024 Laura Hatmaker

Virginia Postrel will discuss her book, The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Shaped the World. Q&A and book signing to […]

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Globally Connected @ FIT: Getting in Touch with Aegean Dress History

January 29, 2024 Laura Hatmaker

How do archaeologists study the production and consumption of clothes in prehistoric times? In what ways was dress important in […]

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Primary Sources Lecture Series: Development of Ancient Dress in East Asia

February 9, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Minjee Kim is a dress historian and lecturer specializing in Korean dress. She received her BS, MS, and PhD from […]

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Primary Sources Lecture Series: Ethnic Dress in East Asia

February 9, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at University of Minnesota, specializing in cultural dress and cultural authentication. She is […]

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