16 March 2018

Textile Artist Ethel Stein (link to obituary)

Textile as an art medium is of course underrated and often dismissed as mere craft. Ethel Stein is one of many people who have been overlooked for this reason. Which means that I knew nothing about her until I read her obituary. I suppose some would say that's a minor deprivation, but I disagree.
By Wolf Kirchmeir at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Lapham's Quarterly: Crimes and Punishments (Spring 2009)

 Lapham’s Quarterly II/2, Spring 2009. Crimes and Punishments . A difficult read, consisting almost entirely of firsthand accounts. Two crim...

  • Miss Pym Disposes (Book review)
          Josephine Tey Miss Pym Disposes (1947) Miss Lucy Pym, suddenly famous for her book on psychology, has been invited to her friend Henr...
  • John Cunningham. The Tin Star (Collier’s, December 4, 1947)
    John Cunningham.  The Tin Star (Collier’s, December 4, 1947) The short story adapted for High Noon . As often happens, the movie retains v...
  • Remembrance Day
         Today we remember those whom we sent into war on our behalf, and who gave everything they had. They gave their lives. I want to think a...