Fiber Art and Helena Hernmarck

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Here is a video of Curator Nicole LaBouff’s training on February 26:

Fiber Art acquisitions and Helena Hernmarck 02.25.20

And here are some additional resources from Nicole:

Hernmarck Scandinavian Review article

A recent blog by Tim on the newly acquired Gee’s Bend quilts: https://new.artsmia.org/stories/a-journey-of-quilts-how-five-of-the-famous-gees-bend-textiles-came-to-mia/

Hernmarck’s wool (link provided on gallery label too): https://new.artsmia.org/stories/counting-sheep-helena-hernmarck-and-the-revival-of-swedens-signature-wool/

Another blog I did on Hernmarck: https://new.artsmia.org/stories/helena-hernmarcks-glimpse-and-the-art-of-tapestry-weaving-then-and-now/

Here is an additional article shared by your colleague Lynn Brofman:

From the Bauhaus to the Venice Biennale: How textiles became art