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:: May 21, 2007 In Search of: Tammis Keefe
Geez, sorry for making you stare at my belly for all those weeks there. I haven't been making anything but I had to think of something to post just to get that picture out of the way! I have posted about Tammis Keefe before. I still don't own any of her designs ... her hankies average about $10 + shipping on eBay so I haven't been able to justify it. The next best thing is to collect images, so I just gathered any decently sized image I could find from current eBay auctions and put them up on the Tammis Keefe Flickr Pool (hostessed by Ms. Bella Dia). Is this legal? Probably not. I just feel compelled to do something to get her work out there. Really what I'd like to do is start a website. But, there is so little information out there on her. It does seem that many of her designs were featured in an exhibition at the FIT Museum in New York in 2000-1, called "A Woman's Hand: Designing Textiles in America, 1945-1969." So I thought of trying to contact the exhibition co-curators Lynn Felsher, then-curator of textiles at the museum, and Joanne Dolan, then-associate curator of textiles, but there is no email address for either that I could find on the internet. Probably because they don't want to be emailed by fools like me! Hmm, well it's a long shot, but if any of you have any leads to FIT Museum personnel or vintage handkerchief/linen collectors, it would be much appreciated. Thanks! posted by in Textile Arts
Comments Just love these owls! Posted by Hedgehog on May 24, 2007 12:22 AM depending on your level of stalking interest, you could look for Suzanne Chee, who wrote a dissertation on Keefe in 1990 at FIT. Posted by Anonymous on May 25, 2007 1:57 PM I take classes at FIT sometime and if you had a letter with all the info you've got and what you're looking for and your contact info, etc., I could see if I could do a little footwork and try to get it to the right people. email is above, but in case that's wiggy: amber at teamw.info Posted by Amber on May 25, 2007 2:26 PM "I haven't been making anything..." You've been making a baby. That excuses you from craftiness (and a million other things). I love Tammis Keefe and have a tons of photos of her work. I couldn't justify the expense either so I have been collecting the photos too. I am fascinated by her designs, but haven't been able to find much about her either. Posted by Jen on May 28, 2007 7:57 AM I'm a big fan of Tammis too! She was so talented. I do have some information about her history that was given to me by another collector if you are interested. Posted by Deana on May 28, 2007 11:36 AM Hi, I found this web site that has mostly pics. That person is looking for info about her too. Posted by Stacey on June 7, 2007 5:42 PM |
