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Fiber
Art
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Following the Thread |
Created
on
July 5, 2002 |
Marianne
Strengell Papers |
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| Marianne
Strengell (1909–1998) taught at the Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1937
to 1961, where she rose from instructor to department head. Her courses
in weaving influenced generations of textile designers. She created original
textile designs for car interiors and commercial airlines. A pioneer in
the use of synthetic fibers, Strengell drew inspiration from patterns in
nature. |
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| Textile
samples from Strengell's "Jamaica" scrapbook, ca. 1966. |
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| Letter
from Nelly H. Sethna to Marianne Strengell., March 20, 1976 |
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| "Creative
Weaving: A Prospectus", n.d. |
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| Exhibition
announcement for Strengell and her husband Olav Hammarstrom. |
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| Photograph
of Strengell in her studio at Cranbrook, by Croze ca. 1948. |
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| Eliel
Saarinen to Marianne Strengell, Aug. 7, 1932. Letter. 22 x 14 cm. Marianne
Strengell papers, 1904-1989. Archives of American Art. |
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| Letter
from Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, first president of the Cranbrook
Academy of Art, encouraging Strengell to teach at Cranbrook, March 28, 1931
(in Swedish). He wrote: "I think you would be happy here and that you
would have plenty to do." The Cranbook Academy was formally founded
in 1932. |
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