tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post6725803520946341943..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Man Ray's Tapestry: A Readymade?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-85591032478697827392015-10-03T11:47:26.787-05:002015-10-03T11:47:26.787-05:00So interesting. That's one way to elevate cra...So interesting. That's one way to elevate craft into the art world. Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-79122626062083441022015-09-28T08:39:24.198-05:002015-09-28T08:39:24.198-05:00call me crazy... but in that long shot of "ta...call me crazy... but in that long shot of "tapestry", on the apartment wall- it looks like a nude woman with her back to us, right arm in the air, and peeking back at us over a fan held by her left hand. as always, great research and info!dustincecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671689984313064523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-53045024556809517552015-09-27T16:48:50.838-05:002015-09-27T16:48:50.838-05:00I have a quilt that my mother said her aunt made f...I have a quilt that my mother said her aunt made from suit sample fabric during World War I. I always wondered about the "samples" and now your explanation of "books" make so much sense. The layers are tacked and it has feather/brier stitch around each block. Thanks so much for your information. Shirley<br /> Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479302977910992786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-46841414621136022402015-09-27T15:28:28.287-05:002015-09-27T15:28:28.287-05:00So interesting! I love Ray's photographs, and ...So interesting! I love Ray's photographs, and I think you are spot on in your belief that his mother really made that quilt.Terri Ellisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-5774486123499254272015-09-27T15:06:45.848-05:002015-09-27T15:06:45.848-05:00Fascinating. Isn't it odd what people who don...Fascinating. Isn't it odd what people who don't make quilts write about them when they're viewing them as art? Whatever its origins, the piece seems to have been important to Man Ray. It's interesting to wonder what he saw in it. Thanks for a provocative post. Suzanne Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08387297696390711279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-17226373538875513152015-09-27T14:55:54.807-05:002015-09-27T14:55:54.807-05:00Fascinating post. How knowledgeable you are!Fascinating post. How knowledgeable you are!Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.com