WHAT JOSEPHINE SAW * TWENTIETH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHIC VISIONS OF RURAL ANATOLIA

247 sayfa. 23x28 cm
Born in 1919, Josephine Powell visited Türkiye for the first time in 1955 to photograph Byzantine mosaics. She then set out on her first comprehensive trip around Türkiye, being the first foreigner to be given permission to drive across the country after the foundation of the Republic. In those years she became interested in Turkish flat-woven textiles. She set out to work with the Turkish nomads themselves, gathering information about their handicraft – what purpose the objects served, why they were made, and how they were created. She began amassing Anatolian kilims, sacks, bands and related artifacts in a collection that reflects the role and importance of weaving in rural Anatolia. She also played a major role in the revival of natural dyes in Türkiye and in establishing the DOBAG (Doğal Boya Araştırma Geliştirme, Research and Development of Natural Dyes) Project, the first Turkish women’s cooperative that makes carpets using authentic designs and natural dyes.

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