Trailblazing women printmakers : Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios and the Folly Cove Designers

Trailblazing women printmakers Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios and the Folly Cove Designers

Elena M. Sarni

Book - 2023

"The Folly Cove Designers (officially 1941-1969) was a grassroots collective of predominantly women block printers founded by Caldecott Award-winner and beloved children's book author/illustrator Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel fame). This trailblazing Gloucester, Massachusetts-based group produced more than three hundred distinct designs, which they block printed on fabric. The designs conveyed personal and regional narratives through the use of shared design principles and the compelling language of pattern. The group was propelled to international fame through commercial contracts with major retailers (F. Schumacher, Lord & Taylor, etc.), articles in leading periodicals such as Life, and... participation in seminal fine craft exhibitions. Their work continues to inspire contemporary printmakers around the globe, particularly women printmakers. As the first comprehensive history of the Folly Cove Designers, Trailblazing Women Printmakers documents and celebrates the group's tremendous success and the incredible artistry of its members."

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Subjects
Burton, Virginia Lee, > 1909-1968.
1900-1999
Folly Cove Designers (Group of artists) > History.
Women printmakers > United States.
Printmakers > United States.
Prints > United States > Technique > History > 20th century.
Prints, American > 20th century.
HISTORY / Women.
Folly Cove Designers (Group of artists)
Printmakers.
Prints, American.
Prints > Technique.
Women printmakers.
United States.
History.
Genres
History
Published
New York : Princeton Architectural Press [2023]
Language
English
Main Author
Elena M. Sarni (author)
Item Description
Featured designers include: Alexander Ross Burton ; Hilja (Johnson) Burton ; Aino (Yrjola) Clarke ; Virginia Lee (Burton) Demetrios ; Zoe (Cominos) Eleftherio ; Robert Timothy Holloran ; Sara Elizabeth (Johnson) Holloran ; Anthony Iarrobino ; Elizabeth (Droney) Iarrobino ; Hilda (Ross) Kaihlanen ; Louise (Tomlinson) Kenyon ; Mary Ann (Smith) Lash ; Mary (Magna) Maletskos ; Mary Ann (Stephanio) Mangan ; Eino A. Natti ; Ilmari Natti ; Mary Lee (Kingman) Natti ; Robert Natti ; Bettine (Bradish) Nichols ; Dorothy Norton ; Margaret Norton ; Muriel Lee (Hamilton) Steele ; Anna (Natti) Stephanio ; Hetty Burlingame (Beatty) Whitney.
Physical Description
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 x 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-201) and index.
ISBN
9781797224282
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. "A Thing Unto Ourselves": The Community of Folly Cove
  • Chapter 2. Design and How! Virginia Lee Demetrios's Design Principles and the Printmaking Process
  • Chapter 3. Dorothy's Domain: The Business Dealings of the Folly Cove Designers
  • Chapter 4. Crafting Identity: The Folly Cove Designers and the Development of American Craft
  • Chapter 5. Lives and Lino: The Folly Cove Designers and their Designs
  • Chapter 6. A Visual Legacy
  • Acknowledgments
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Credits

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