University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings Textile Society of America

1988

Dedication- 1988

Milton Sonday Cooper-Hewitt Museum

Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf

Part of the Art and Design Commons

Sonday, Milton, "Dedication- 1988" (1988). Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings. 631. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/631

This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Textile Society of America at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. DEDICATION

This published proceeding is a milestone in the development of the Textile Society of America, a professional organization for people involved with the study and care of textiles. Without the strong and consistent guiding hand of its founding president, Peggy Gilfoy, the first steps of this fledgling organization would have been so painless, nor its accomplishments so impressive. Peg's untimely death in November, 1988, has come as a shock to us all. For the Textile Society of America there can be no more fitting memorial to this generous colleague and scholar than the dedication of this volume to Peggy Stolz Gilfoy.

Milton Sonday President

-v- Peggy stolz Gilfoy 1936 - 1988 in memorxum

-vi- PROFESSIONAL CHRONOLOGY

Peggy Stolz Gilfoy 1936 - 1988 •

1958 Bachelor of Arts (Art History), Indiana University 1959 Instructor, Indiana University, Bloomington (1965) 1960 "The City: Images in Contemporary Poetry and Painting," paper presented at the Midwest College Art Association annual meeting. University of Illinois, Champaign 1961 Curator, Indiana University Art Museum (1967) 1962 Editorial assistant for Purposes of Art, by Albert Elsen, New York, Rinehart & Winston Exhibition for the Indiana University Art Museum: Selections from the Clowes Collection 1964 Exhibition for the Indiana University Art Museum: East meets West 1965 Exhibition for the Indiana University Art Museum: Carved Gems from the Burton Y. Berry Collection 1966 Master of Arts (Art History), Indiana University "Preparation of an Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Carved Gems," Museum News Technical Supplement, no. 14, October Exhibition for the Indiana University Art Museum: Hope Jubilee 1969 Project assistant for the Baltimore Museum of Art: The Partial Figure in Modern Sculpture Editorial assistant for The Partial Figure in Modern Sculpture, by Albert Elsen, Baltimore, Museum of Art 1972 Curator of Decorative Arts, Indianapolis Museum of Art (1975) Supervisor of the Lilly Pavilion of Decorative Arts, Indianapolis Museum of Art (1988)

-vii- 1973 Five Centuries of Watches from the Ruth Allison Lilly Collection, Indianapolis Museum of Art (reprinted in Connoisseur, vol 28, pp. 279-84 and Antiques Monthly vol 9, no. 10, August, p. 6B) Editorial assistant for Ancient Carved Gems from the Burton Y. Berry Collection, Bloomington, Indiana University Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Eighteenth Century European Textiles Five Centuries of Watches from the Ruth Allison Lilly Collection 1974 Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Lace Indiana Coverlets American Costumes from 1850 to 1950 1975 Curator of Textiles and Ethnographic Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art (1988) Birdstones of the North American Indian, Indianapolis Museum of Art Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Embroidery Birdstones of the North American Indian Indianapolis Collects European Furniture Old, New, Borrowed, Blue (bridal costume) Printed European Textiles Midwest Art History Society (1987) 1976 Supervisor of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Columbus (1978) Instructor, Indiana University/ Purdue University Indianapolis Herron School of Art (1977) African Art from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection, Indianapolis Museum of Art Indiana Coverlets, New York, International Exhibition Foundation Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Beadwork on Textiles African Art from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collections African Decorative Arts Buttons from the Collection of Mrs. R. Norris Shreve

-Vlll- 1977 Supervisor of Educational Programs and Services, Indianapolis Museum of Art (1979) "African Loom," paper presented the Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles: Looms and Their Products, The Textile Museum, Washington D.C. Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: A Loomful of Animals Art from Zaire: 100 Master-works from the National Collections Art from Zaire in Indiana Collections, Midwest Representative, Curators Committee, American Association of Museums (1986) Folk Arts Advisory Panel, Indiana Arts Commission (1981) Indiana Folk Committee (1982) 1978 Director, National Endowment for the Humanities Learning Museum Program (1979) "Textiles in the Art Museum," paper presented at the National Surface Design Conference, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana "Textiles in Africa and Indonesia" A Connection?," paper presented at the Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles: Indonesian Textiles, The Textile Museum, Washington D.C. • Panel organized for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Power, Passage, Prestige: Arts of Africa (six session adult course) Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Indonesian Textiles: Ikat Indonesian Textiles: Batik Guatemalan Textiles Masterpieces from the Textile Collection A Rustle of Silk: Costumes from the Caroline Burford Danner Estate Secretary and Program Chair, Curators Committee, American Association of Museums (1981)

-ix- 1979 "Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs in Museum Education," panelist at the Midwest Art History Society Annual Meeting, University of Kansas, Lawrence

"Ethics of Appraisal," panelist at the Association of Indiana Museums Annual Meeting, Indianapolis "African Looms," Looms and Their Products: Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles, 1977 Proceedings, Washington D.C., The Textile Museum, pp. 43-53 1980 "Indonesia and the Diaspora: Africa and Madagascar," paper presented at the African Textiles and Costumes Biannual Conference, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Panel organized for the American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Boston: Sharing Cultural and Natural Properties: Art Museum, Natural History Museums, Law and Ethics "Textiles in Africa and Indonesia: A Connection?," Indonesian Textiles: Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles 1979 Proceedings, Washington D.C. The Textile Museum, pp. 357-64 "Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Programs in Museum Education," Lifelong Learning and the Visual Arts: A Book of Readings, New York, The National Art Education Association, pp. 74-79

Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: I African Furniture and Household Objects I Recent Accessions: A Decorative Arts Potpourri Birds and Flowers: Porcelains and Textiles 1981 Panel organized for the American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Indianapolis Professional Standards and the Curator "Oriental Textiles in the Indianapolis Museum of Art," Arts of Asia, vol. 11, no. 2, March-April, pp. 126-37 (with John Vollmer) Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Masterpieces of Embroidery from the Collection Artistry of the Native American: Selections from the Harrison Eiteljorg Collection

-x- Chair, Curators Committee, American Association of Museums (1983) National Endowment for the Humanities review panel for Museums and Historical Organizations 1982 "The Museum as Social Instrument" panelist for the American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Philadelphia Exhibition for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Quilts and Coverlets from the Collection Accreditation Visiting Committee Roster, American Association of Museums (1988) Museum Assessment Program Roster, American Association of Museums (1988) Membership Committee, American Association of Museums (1985) 1983 Symposium organized for the Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles: Textile Trade "Textile Trade from North Africa to sub-Saharan West Africa," paper presented at the Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles "Indiana Coverlets," paper presented at Coverlets: The Woven Record, University of Maryland, College Park Fabrics in Celebration from the Collection, Indianapolis Museum of Art Exhibition for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Fabrics in Celebration from the Collection Membership Committee, Costume Society of America (1985) 1984 Panel organized for the American Association of Museums Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. Can Individual Professional Standards Be Measured? "Weaving as Folk Art: The Coverlet in American Culture," paper presented at Bowling Green State University

-xi- "A Search for the Origins of Coverlet Designs," Woven Coverlets: Textiles in the Folk Tradition, Bowling Green, Ohio, Bowling Green State University, pp. 12- 19 "The Art of Indiana Coverlets," Ars Textrina, vol 2, pp. 69-93 Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Eleventh National Biennial: The Embroiderer's Guild of America at the Indianapolis Museum of Art Needlework from the Collection 1985 Wearable Art: Art in Motion, Indianapolis, Museum of Art Exhibition for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Art in Motion: Wearable Art 1986 Panel organized for the exhibition Fiber R/Evolution: Fiber Today National Symposium organized for the Costume Society of America annual Meeting, Indianapolis: 20th Century Fashion "Fibre Today," panelist for the Indianapolis Museum of Art "Norman Norell: Artistry in Design," paper presented at the Costume Society of America Annual Meeting, Indianapolis Exhibitions for the Indianapolis Museum of Art: Fiber R/Evolution; Four Decades of Fashion from the Collection Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas in Indianapolis Private Collections 1987 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Butler University (1988) Patterns of Life: West African Strip-weaving Traditions, Washington D.C., Smithsonian Press Panel organized for the African Studies Annual Meeting, Denver: African Textile Design / "Norman Norell: Artistry in Design" paper presented at North Texas State University, Denton and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

-xii- Exhibition for the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution: Patterns of Life: West African Strip-weaving Traditions Board of Directors, Costume Society of America (1988) Stella Blum Research Grant review panel, Costume Society of America, (1988) Founding President, Textile Society of America (1988) Consultant to Mary Moody Northern, Inc., Galveston, Texas Consultant to African Costume Exhibition Project, African Studies Department, Indiana University, Bloomington 1988 "The Eye, the Hand and the Stripe: North African Motifs in West African Textiles," paper presented at the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution "Theme and Variations: Creative Improvisation in African Textiles" paper presented at the first symposium of Textile Society of America, Textiles as Primary Sources: Textiles as Cultural Signatures, Minneapolis Institute of Art "The Eye, the Hand and the Stripe: North African Motifs in West African Textiles," African Arts, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

-xiii-