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138:(1900–1981) was an American art historian, scholar, curator, textile anthropologist, sculptor, and modern dancer. She was known for her pioneering research in systematically describing global textiles, and was a leading authority on ancient fabrics and textiles, and for her published book
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Lillian Brown for a month, engaging with both hand-spun and machined yarn. This role set her up for a new career path towards textile anthropology, where she observed disparity in the classification systems. In 1947, she was hired as a
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When Emery she was a dancer, she experienced constructing dance costumes. In order to make future costumes she had started collecting textiles in a box. When she could no longer be a sculptor, she started to create textiles with
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In 1954, Emery was appointed "research curator of technical studies" at the
Textile Museum in Washington, D.C., where she remained until 1970. Her work helped to define textiles (i.e.,
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In the summer 1944, she had a temporary job appointment as a "government weaver" with the goal of conserving Navajo rug and blanket weaving traditions at the
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Starting in 1973 after she retired from her position at the museum, Emery created an annual workshop for academics in the field of textiles, named the
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rehearsals, she broke her ankle but continued to dance on the broken ankle, which caused permanent damage and forced her to leave dancing.
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She trained in dancing at the
Central School of Hygiene and Physical Education in New York City; followed by study at the
405:"Irene Emery, ca. 1937, from the Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942"
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After graduating from the degree program at the
University of Wisconsin, Emery moved to New York City to study under
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Textiles of the Western Hemisphere: Irene Emery Roundtable on Museum Textiles, 1976 Proceedings
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Irene Emery (c. 1937) carving wall of sun bath at Carrie
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which causes muscle weakness, so she could no longer physically continue her sculpture work.
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Earth, Water, Fleece and Fabric: An
Ethnography and Archaeology of Andean Camelid Herding
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from 1954 until 1970. Additionally she had worked as a sculptor for the
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A New Deal for Navajo
Weaving: Reform and Revival of Diné Textiles
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The
Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification
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The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification
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She decided to return to college, studying sculpture at the
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438:"Irene Emery, 81, Retired Official Of Textile Museum"
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169:, Michigan. She was a descent of industrialist
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341:. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum.
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676:. University of Arizona Press.
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896:American women anthropologists
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242:. Emery was diagnosed with
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