Patterns and Poetry: No Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Language: English

Published by Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design 1992, 1992

091151760X / 9780911517606

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190 pp., looks unread. Patterns and Poetry: No Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, is a beautiful and informative publication on the RISD Museum's collection of costumes for the Japanese No theater. This collection, arguably the finest in the United States, was assembled largely on the spot in Japan during the 1920's by Rhode Islander Lucy Truman Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The 47 robes came to the Museum by gift and bequest from Miss Aldrich herself and represent all catagories of No costume. Four essays document the history of the collection, including Miss Aldrich's encounter with Chinese bandits; poetic allusion in the imagery of the robes; the traditional methods of making No robes; and the evolution of No costume over 650 years. Individual entries with color illustrations discuss each of the 47 objects. 091151760X 4to.

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Title
Patterns and Poetry: No Robes from the Lucy Truman Aldrich Collection at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
Author
Rhode Island School of Design; Bethe, Monica; Hay, Susan Anderson; Nagasaki, Iwao
Publisher
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design 1992
Publication year
1992
Condition
Fine
Binding
Softcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
091151760X
ISBN 13
9780911517606
Dimensions
4to.
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