Talk & Book Signing with Madelyn Shaw

Talk & Book Signing with Madelyn Shaw
Thursday | September 25
5 – 7 PM
Q & A to follow the talk

Join us for an evening with costume and textile curator Madelyn Shaw discussing her fascinating new book, Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War, co-authored by Trish Fitzsimons. Fleeced explores the history of wool in wartime and how the demand for it resulted in international intrigue, negotiation, anxiety, and even how we dress today. The expansion of wool production in the 19th century led to an enormous increase in the size of armies in the 20th century, which in turn led to a search for wool’s replacement and our current-day issue of pervasive microplastic pollution.

A reception and book signing will follow the talk.

Free
Registration is required.

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About the Speaker:
Madelyn Shaw is a curator and author specializing in exploring American culture and history, as well as its international connections through textiles and dress. She has held curatorial and administrative positions at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution; the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design; New Bedford Whaling Museum; The Textile Museum, Washington DC; and the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC. She has curated more than 50 exhibitions and published widely on topics related to the development of the American textile and fashion industries, the China Trade, Slave Cloth, Aviation clothing, and popular culture.