Embroideries from the Burton Y. Berry Collection
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Title
Embroideries from the Burton Y. Berry Collection
Subject
Art & Art History, Arts
Description
There is a reviving interest today in the old
and fascinating art of needlework. In the past
decade embroidery exhibitions have increased
in number and several popular new books on
how to embroider have been published. The
large crowds attracted by Queen Mary's car-
pet, in this country as well as in London, are
clear indication that a new enthusiasm for
this gentle art has been aroused. Nevertheless
the trend is now away from traditional sub-
jects to a realism and originality of design.
Embroiderers, therefore, will be keenly in-
terested in the magnificent Turkish and Greek
Island embroidery collection of Burton Y.
Berry now in the process of presentation to the
Art Institute. This collection was assembled
by Mr. Berry during the many years he was
engaged in diplomatic service in Turkey and
Greece. The embroideries are rich in color
with an inventiveness of design appealing to
all lovers of fine needlework. A small exhibi-
tion of the group already presented by Mr.
Berry is now installed in Gallery 5B near the
entrance to the museum.
and fascinating art of needlework. In the past
decade embroidery exhibitions have increased
in number and several popular new books on
how to embroider have been published. The
large crowds attracted by Queen Mary's car-
pet, in this country as well as in London, are
clear indication that a new enthusiasm for
this gentle art has been aroused. Nevertheless
the trend is now away from traditional sub-
jects to a realism and originality of design.
Embroiderers, therefore, will be keenly in-
terested in the magnificent Turkish and Greek
Island embroidery collection of Burton Y.
Berry now in the process of presentation to the
Art Institute. This collection was assembled
by Mr. Berry during the many years he was
engaged in diplomatic service in Turkey and
Greece. The embroideries are rich in color
with an inventiveness of design appealing to
all lovers of fine needlework. A small exhibi-
tion of the group already presented by Mr.
Berry is now installed in Gallery 5B near the
entrance to the museum.
Creator
Margaret Gentles
Source
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4112465
Publisher
The Art Institute of Chicago
Date
1951-2-1
Rights
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Relation
Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago (1907-1951)
Format
PDF
Language
en-US
Type
Text
Identifier
4112465.pdf
Coverage
1907-1951 (Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 45, No. 2)
Publication of this title ceased in 1982.
Publication of this title ceased in 1982.
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
Margaret Gentles, “Embroideries from the Burton Y. Berry Collection,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed April 23, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/197.