Our annual
lectures generally alternate between artists and scholars (even while
acknowledging that many individuals are both!). For general information
about each event that is mentioned below, see
News Releases and for detailed
transcripts of each lecture, see
Lectures.
1998Scottish master weaver Archie Brennan presented a
journey through the expressive and multifunctional nature of tapestry, old
and new.
Archie Brennan
Fowler Museum, UCLA
2000Archeologist Elizabeth Wayland Barber addressed the Middle Eastern origins of tapestry weave.
2001Ramona Sakiestewa, a Native American tapestry
weaver, spoke about her practices as an artist and her role as frequent
collaborator with architects and institutions.
Ramona
Sakiestewa
2002
Charissa
Bremer David, an art historian from the J. Paul Getty Museum, focused on
19th and 20th century trends in collecting European tapestries in the US.
2003
Favored lecturer Archie Brennan offered new and controversial views on
tapestry weaving when he presented "ART & MAGNIFICENCE...BUT...," reflecting
on the 2002 exhibition of Renaissance tapestries at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York.
2004
On April 22, 2004, Ann Lane Hedlund will speak in honor of the late Joe Ben
Wheat and the publication of his long-awaited book, Blanket Weaving in
the Southwest. Join us for this Sixth Annual GFR Lecture and
booksigning, hosted by the University of Colorado Museum in
Boulder, Colorado.
