ROERICH MTNS.

Mountain study. c. 1925–34 Red Horses. 1926 Kanchenjunga. 1936 Everest Range. From “Himalayan” series. 1924 Nicholas Roerich was a Russian guru—also a painter, philosopher, scientist, writer, traveler, and public figure. Upon watching hours of television in Florida I rediscovered via the Discovery channel the works of Roerich. The paintings were familiar to me. And then [...]

MS. HEYMANN.

Margarete Heymann—Bauhaus bad girl—unhappily left the school after one year. She appealed to founder Martin Gropius for permission to study ceramics. Bauhaus/Gropius strongly encouraged women to study textiles and most did. But Heymann refused, rocking the Bauhaus boat. Read more about her life via NYTimes Thanks to Carl Williamson for sharing this portrait. So so [...]

PACIFIC PLANTS.

Woven plant fibers c.1920-30s. Made in Cook Islands. via Museum of New Zealand

VARVARA.

NisN research assignment requested by August Heffner on Varvara Stepanova, Russian constructivist. She was professor of textile design at the Vkhutemas (Higher Technical Artistic Studios) while continuing typography, book design and contributing to the magazine L.E.F. —What a total knock out! There is this book, this article, and I only wish there was a show [...]

FAMOUS DAMES.

Nell Shipman Gloria Swanson Clara Bow Louise Brooks Marie Dressler Tallulah Bankhead Josephine Baker ————————- Gorgeous gals. discovered via the lovely lass Bree Apperley — Ladies and Their Fame