Georgiana Brown Harbeson, a Painter in Needlework
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An introductory biographical article by Frances Morris on Georgiana Brown Harbeson, an American embroiderer and trained painter regarded as a leading exponent of modern embroidery in the 1920s-30s. It covers her background, her design process (pictorial cartoon, choice of ground, a 'palette of wools') and her use of stitches like brush strokes. Seven plates show her embroidered panels, portraits, an overmantel and a zodiac wall hanging, with captions giving materials, colors and stitches, plus a panel by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and a needlepoint monkey screen.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1935
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 11
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