Art, weaving, circa 1955, photo 2

This image shows Catherine Smith, head of the Art Department, instructing a student on weaving using a loom used to teach weaving in the Art Department at Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967). The Art Department included courses in design that included textile design, as well as courses for Home Economics majors on applied design and decorative design. The Home Economics Department also included courses on textiles, tailoring and advanced clothing construction, advanced dressmaking, and advanced textiles.

Home Economics

Students

Faculty

Appalachian State University

Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Box 7, Weaving ND, C14.1.5.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

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Photographs

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Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). Department of Home Economics. College of Fine and Applied Arts. Department of Art

1950-1959

Series 6 -- Colleges, Departments, Offices, and Centers

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The Appalachian State University Historical Photographs Digitization Project is supported with federal Library Service and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources through the North Carolina ECHO, 'Exploring Cultural Heritage Online' Digitization Grant Program.