The Will to Adorn.

Autor: del Valle Schorske, Carina
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Zdroj: American Craft; Aug/Sep2020, Vol. 80 Issue 4, p42-47, 6p, 3 Illustrations
Abstrakt: The author relates how elaborate decoration was a distinguishing power for her great-aunt Delia, a Puerto Rican factory seamstress. Topics discussed include the Puerto Rican tradition of needlework, American demand for fine cotton trifles during World War I, and on how needlework helped Delia sustain a sense of cultural refinement.
Databáze: Complementary Index