Touching and Tracing​:The peculiar sensibility of drawing in the textiles archive

Casey, Sarah (2018) Touching and Tracing​:The peculiar sensibility of drawing in the textiles archive. In: Art Materiality and Representation, Royal Institute of Anthropologists Conference, 2018-06-012018-06-03, British Museum.

Abstract

The paper discusses drawing as a tool to research and reflect upon the lives of material artefacts using. case studies of an artist working with historic dress collections. It demonstrates how the visual scrutiny of drawing can elicit material evidence and offer nuanced interpretation Presented at Art, Materiality and Representation, British Museum & SOAS, 1 – 3 June 2018 in the panel Drawings Of, Drawings By, and Drawings With...