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'''Edward Maeder''' is an American textile historian. He was the curator of costumes and textiles at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (LACMA) from 1979 to 1993. |
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Edward Maeder |
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==Early life and education== |
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Maeder grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin with a population of 130. For his some of his elementary education, he attended a one-room schoolhouse. |
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He became interested in textiles at an early age, embroidering by age three and knitting by age five.<ref>https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2008/09/09/historical-museum-exhibit-is-in/52274474007/</ref> |
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Maeder studied theater and art history at the [[University of Wisconsin]].<ref>https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2008/09/09/historical-museum-exhibit-is-in/52274474007/</ref> He went on to earn a MA at the [[Courtauld Institute of Art]] at the [[University of London]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last=Muchnic |first=Suzzanne|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-22-ca-4557-story.html |date=22 December 1993|title=L.A. County Museum Losing Ninth Curator in Two Years : Art: Edward F. Maeder is leaving the problem-plagued facility to direct a shoe museum in Toronto. |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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In 1979, Maeder became the curator of costumes and textiles at the [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] (LACMA). During his time at the museum, he oversaw 36 exhibitions and increased the costumes and textiles collections from 30,000 to 60,000 objects.<ref name="auto"/> |
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1983<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1983/12/04/putting-on-the-ritz/d5c060cb-d204-4815-a218-260bffe46081/</ref> |
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1987<ref>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-11-vw-18904-story.html</ref> |
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In 1993, Maeder resigned to become the founding director of the [[Bata Shoe Museum]] in Toronto. The museum holds the world's largest international shoe collection with 9,000 pairs of shoes from around the world including from Native American, Siberian, Inuit, and Lapp cultures.<ref name="auto"/> |
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From March 31 - July 17, 1994 LACMA had an exhibition in tribute to Maeder titled In Celebration: Fifteen Years of Collecting Costumes and Textiles (1979-1993).<ref name="auto"/> |
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He became the director of exhibitions and curator of textiles at [[Historic Deerfield]] in _____ |
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.venuecincinnati.com/arts-entertainment/article_21342367-4bc3-5852-bcc8-b96f713112c2.html|title=Walk This Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes on view February 27– June 6, 2021|first=Venue Cincinnati|last=Desk|date=June 3, 2021|website=Venue Cincinnati}}</ref> |
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<ref>https://www.masslive.com/living/2012/06/seminar_at_stockbridges_berkshire_botanical_garden_will_feature_textile_artist_edward_maeder.html</ref> |
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<ref>https://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/research-community-projects/veronika-gervers-research-fellow/edward-maeder</ref> |
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<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/fashion/henry-ford-museum-met-costume-institute-roddis-collection.html</ref> |
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<ref> https://www.smith.edu/narrativesofdress/presenters.php</ref> |
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<ref> https://www.theartblog.org/2011/01/interview-edward-maeders-paper-dresses-in-mt-airy/</ref> |
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<ref> https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03612112.2020.1716543</ref> |
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<ref>https://archive.recorder.com/Greenfield-writer-talks-foot-fashion-in--Walk-This-Way--20994626</ref> |
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==Books== |
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*With Stuart Weitzman and Valerie Paley ''Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes'' |
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*With Satch Lavalley and Alicia Annas ''Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film'' |
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*American Style and Spirit <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mvtimes.com/2016/11/01/experience-history-fashion-american-style-spirit/|title=Experience history through fashion with ‘American Style and Spirit’|first=Gwyn|last=McAllister|date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*{{imdb name|nm1652803}} |
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*[https://www.c-span.org/person/edward-maeder/140378/ Edward Maeder | C-SPAN.org] |
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Latest revision as of 20:14, 21 October 2024
Edward Maeder is an American textile historian. He was the curator of costumes and textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1979 to 1993.
Early life and education
[edit]Maeder grew up in a small town in northern Wisconsin with a population of 130. For his some of his elementary education, he attended a one-room schoolhouse. He became interested in textiles at an early age, embroidering by age three and knitting by age five.[1]
Maeder studied theater and art history at the University of Wisconsin.[2] He went on to earn a MA at the Courtauld Institute of Art at the University of London.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1979, Maeder became the curator of costumes and textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). During his time at the museum, he oversaw 36 exhibitions and increased the costumes and textiles collections from 30,000 to 60,000 objects.[3]
1983[4]
1987[5]
In 1993, Maeder resigned to become the founding director of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. The museum holds the world's largest international shoe collection with 9,000 pairs of shoes from around the world including from Native American, Siberian, Inuit, and Lapp cultures.[3]
From March 31 - July 17, 1994 LACMA had an exhibition in tribute to Maeder titled In Celebration: Fifteen Years of Collecting Costumes and Textiles (1979-1993).[3]
He became the director of exhibitions and curator of textiles at Historic Deerfield in _____
Books
[edit]- With Stuart Weitzman and Valerie Paley Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes
- With Satch Lavalley and Alicia Annas Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film
- American Style and Spirit [14]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2008/09/09/historical-museum-exhibit-is-in/52274474007/
- ^ https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2008/09/09/historical-museum-exhibit-is-in/52274474007/
- ^ a b c d Muchnic, Suzzanne (22 December 1993). "L.A. County Museum Losing Ninth Curator in Two Years : Art: Edward F. Maeder is leaving the problem-plagued facility to direct a shoe museum in Toronto". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1983/12/04/putting-on-the-ritz/d5c060cb-d204-4815-a218-260bffe46081/
- ^ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-11-vw-18904-story.html
- ^ Desk, Venue Cincinnati (June 3, 2021). "Walk This Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes on view February 27– June 6, 2021". Venue Cincinnati.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ https://www.masslive.com/living/2012/06/seminar_at_stockbridges_berkshire_botanical_garden_will_feature_textile_artist_edward_maeder.html
- ^ https://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/research-community-projects/veronika-gervers-research-fellow/edward-maeder
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/20/fashion/henry-ford-museum-met-costume-institute-roddis-collection.html
- ^ https://www.smith.edu/narrativesofdress/presenters.php
- ^ https://www.theartblog.org/2011/01/interview-edward-maeders-paper-dresses-in-mt-airy/
- ^ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03612112.2020.1716543
- ^ https://archive.recorder.com/Greenfield-writer-talks-foot-fashion-in--Walk-This-Way--20994626
- ^ McAllister, Gwyn (November 1, 2016). "Experience history through fashion with 'American Style and Spirit'".