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Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress

Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress

Current price: $65.00
Publication Date: February 28th, 2017
Publisher:
Getty Conservation Institute
ISBN:
9781606065112
Pages:
272

Description

A wide-ranging account of the world of displaying dress and costume told through the unique vantage of conservators.

About the Author

Mary M. Brooks is a conservator, curator, and consultant. She is currently teaching conservation, museology, and cultural heritage studies at Durham University, England.
 
Dinah D. Eastop is a conservator, researcher, and educator. She works as a consultant in conservation and material culture studies for universities and heritage organizations worldwide, notably for ICCROM.
 
They are the editors of Changing Views of Textile Conservation (Getty Publications, 2011).
 

Praise for Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress

“Helpful and inspiring. Well worth a look!”
— ICON News

"Recommended.”
— Choice

“This book is an excellent resource for established and emerging curators, conservators, and scholars who wish to better understand the complex teamwork required to create dynamic displays that preserve and respect the material and emotive qualities of the artefact while also inviting the meaningful engagement of viewers.”
 
— The Journal of Dress History