Florida Institute of Technology presents the 5th Annual Ruth Funk Lecturer in Textiles, Featuring Annie Van Assche, Textile Artisan and Scholar
Thursday, Feb. 19
Humanities Lecture Series,
“The Kimono and Western Dress in the Early 20th Century: A Revolution in Fashion”
Free Admission, 7 p.m.
Gleason Performing Arts Center
Florida Tech Campus
Friday, Feb. 20
10:30 a.m.: Lecture
11:30 a.m.: Reception
Noon: Luncheon
Norma Canelas Roth, Honorary Chair
A textile artisan and scholar, Annie Van Assche received an M.A. in Japanese Art History from the University of Hawaii. Her book, Fashioning Kimono: Dress and Modernity in Early Twentieth- Century Japan (Milan, 2005), was published in conjunction with London’s Victoria & Albert Museum to accompany an international traveling exhibition.
Call Tama Johnson at (321) 674-6152 or Carla Funk at (321) 674-6129 for tickets or further information.
Art: Detail of wedding Kimono; Taisho Period (1912–26); Yuzen painted silk with gold couching and embroidery. Florida Tech Collection, 2007.23.11; Gift of William and Norma Roth.