Dr. Susan Weber
Founder and Director, Bard Graduate Center, and
The Trustees of Bard Graduate Center

cordially invite you to a preview and reception to celebrate
the opening of

Shaped by the Loom:
Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest

and

Staging the Table in Europe 1500–1800

Thursday, February 16
6–8:30 pm
Remarks at 7 pm

Preview at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street
Reception at Bard Graduate Center, 38 West 86th Street

RSVP below or call 212-501-7071 for more information.

This invitation admits two and is non-transferable.
The exhibitions are on view from February 17 through July 9, 2023.

A Focus Project curated by Deborah L. Krohn, associate professor and chair of academic programs, Bard Graduate Center. Focus Projects are part of an innovative program organized and led by faculty members or postdoctoral fellows through seminars and workshops that culminate in small-scale, academically rigorous exhibitions.

Support for Staging the Table in Europe 1500–1800 is generously provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and Joseph S. Piropato with additional support by Cafaro Foundation, the Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, and Suzanne Slesin and Michael Steinberg, as well as donors to Bard Graduate Center.

A Focus Project curated by Hadley Jensen, Bard Graduate Center / American Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Fellow in Museum Anthropology, in consultation with Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas. Focus Projects are part of an innovative program organized and led by faculty members or postdoctoral fellows through seminars and workshops that culminate in small- scale, academically rigorous exhibitions.

Support for Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest is generously provided by Art Bridges.

Additional support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art and other donors to Bard Graduate Center.

This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Special thanks to American Museum of Natural History.

Bard Graduate Center is a graduate research institute in New York City. Our gallery exhibitions and publications, MA and PhD programs, and research initiatives explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Founded in 1993, Bard Graduate Center is an academic unit of Bard College. For more information, please visit our website, bgc.bard.edu.

This invitation is non-transferable. Capacity is limited, so please reserve early. Please see our visitor policies for all up-to-date COVID policies.

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      <p>Dr. Susan Weber<br />
Founder and Director, Bard Graduate Center, and<br />
The Trustees of Bard Graduate Center</p>
<p>cordially invite you to a preview and reception to celebrate<br />
the opening of</p>
<h3><a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/117/n-a"><em>Shaped by the Loom:<br />
Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest</em></a></h3>
<p>and</p>
<h3><a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/109/n-a"><em>Staging the Table in Europe 1500–1800</em></a></h3>
<p>Thursday, February 16<br />
6–8:30 pm<br />
Remarks at 7 pm</p>
<p>Preview at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86th Street<br />
Reception at Bard Graduate Center, 38 West 86th Street</p>
<p>RSVP below or call 212-501-7071 for more information.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.simpletix.com/e/friends-colleagues-shaped-by-the-loom-stag-tickets-124477"><img decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-8461" src="https://eblasts.bgcdml.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RSVPburgundy.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="37" /></a><br />
This invitation admits two and is non-transferable.<br />
The exhibitions are on view from February 17 through July 9, 2023.</p>
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<p>A Focus Project curated by <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/people/41/deborah-l-krohn">Deborah L. Krohn</a>, associate professor and chair of academic programs, Bard Graduate Center. Focus Projects are part of an innovative program organized and led by faculty members or postdoctoral fellows through seminars and workshops that culminate in small-scale, academically rigorous exhibitions.</p>
<p>Support for <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/109/n-a"><em>Staging the Table in Europe 1500–1800</em></a> is generously provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and Joseph S. Piropato with additional support by Cafaro Foundation, the Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, and Suzanne Slesin and Michael Steinberg, as well as donors to Bard Graduate Center.</p>
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<p>A Focus Project curated by <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/about/news/875/25-oct-2021-postdoctoral-fellow">Hadley Jensen</a>, Bard Graduate Center / American Museum of Natural History Postdoctoral Fellow in Museum Anthropology, in consultation with Lynda Teller Pete and Barbara Teller Ornelas. Focus Projects are part of an innovative program organized and led by faculty members or postdoctoral fellows through seminars and workshops that culminate in small- scale, academically rigorous exhibitions.</p>
<p>Support for <a href="https://www.bgc.bard.edu/exhibitions/exhibitions/117/n-a"><em>Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest</em></a> is generously provided by Art Bridges.</p>
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<p>Additional support provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art and other donors to Bard Graduate Center.</p>
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<p>This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.</p>
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<p>Special thanks to American Museum of Natural History.</p>
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