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| A Girl Scout uniform worn by Sylvia Plath.Shana Sureck for The New York Times |
Should These Clothes Be Saved?
Thousands of articles of everyday women’s clothing are being preserved in lockers in a college basement. But where, exactly, does their value lie?
Things to read right now
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| A paper dress from the archive. Shana Sureck for The New York Times |
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You have the five minutes to go read this article about Kiki Smith's work with the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. Sylvia Plath's girl scout uniform should get you there.
If anything, go look at the pictures. It's a great article about collections, about clothing, and about institutional process. And very much worth your time.
I'm working on a longer piece and am missing a photo for it. Back with the content in a day or two.
I really enjoyed that article, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I know that collections are expensive to maintain, but this one really runs the gamut of women's clothing. It would be a gift to research this one.
DeleteInteresting article. It seems odd that in the 21st century, ordinary clothing remains an "unimportant" part of history.
ReplyDeletePerhaps sad, rather than odd. I hope the quest is successful.
Thanks. We learn so much from the day to day clothing. Maybe it doesn't have the 'celebrity' cache, but Sylvia Plath's Girl Scout uniform?
DeleteHow quickly they forget.