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West, Virginia M.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: active 1950s - 2019

Biography

Virginia West has been a prominent member of the weaving and crafts community in America since the 1960s, serving as the Maryland representative of the American Crafts Council. She taught at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in what was then called the “Crafts” department beginning in 1969 through the early 1980s.

West’s weaving practice focuses on woven garments for women as well as fiber artworks, and she has also written articles and books, and curated exhibits.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Series I: Virginia West materials

 Series
Content Description From the Collection:

Materials collected by Virginia West, former MICA faculty member: reference publications, clippings, ephemera, weaving worksheets, notes, photographic images of weaving and fiber arts/artists, and woven textile examples.

Dates: n.d. and 1956-2012

Virginia West Fiber Art Study Collection

 Collection
Identifier: west
Content Description

Materials collected by Virginia West, former MICA faculty member: reference publications, clippings, ephemera, weaving worksheets, notes, photographic images of weaving and fiber arts/artists, and woven textile examples.

Dates: n.d. and 1956-2012

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