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 | | This new publication by the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., complements a current exhibit at the museum exploring the use and meaning of the kimono in America, but the volume is more than an exhibition catalogue. |
 | | The first section, "The Kimono in American Art and Fashion, 1853-1996", includes an essay by Nancy A. Corwin, curator of European and American Decorative Arts at the Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, on Japonisme in U.S. culture. |
 | | The importance of collectors of Japanese artifacts, such as Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as the influence of Orientalism on the Arts and Crafts and Dress Reforms movements, fashion designers including Paul Poiret and others, and the incorporation of the kimono into Western theater and dance, are all covered, with accompanying illustrations. |
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