Textiles Studies
Date of this Version
Fall 2017
Document Type
Article
Citation
Newsletter of the Textile Society of America, Fall 2017, pp. 30-31
Abstract
In May 2017, over 370 scholars convened in Tashkent and Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to share their research and mark the publication of an important new series of handsomely produced volumes. Among the participants were former TSA President, Carol Bier, and past TSA Board Member, Michele Hardy. The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections is a ten-volume series that documents the richness and diversity of Uzbek tangible and intangible heritage, particularly in the collections of international museums. The volumes-each lavishly illustrated, trilingual (Uzbek, Russian, and English), and beautifully bound-examine some of the richest collections of Uzbek art and culture: the Tretyakov Gallery and the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow, the Kunstkamera of Peter the Great and the Russian The Congress, The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan, drew international scholars to Uzbekistan to discuss Uzbek culture and Museum of Ethnography in St Petersburg, the British Museum in London, and the Louvre in Paris, etc. The volumes' titles convey the span of the works held in different international museum collections (e.g., The Musical Legacy of Uzbekistan, Embroidery and Carpets In Foreign Collections, Carpet Weaving in Uzbekistan). With chapters written by leading scholars, publication of the series represents a tremendous collaborative achievement and-as many of the participants noted-is likely to be of great benefit to future generations. Of particular interest to TSA members, Volume 4 - Embroidery and Carpets in Foreign Collections, explores the breadth and exceptional skillfulness of Uzbek textiles. It also features chapters by both Carol and Michele.
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