Schoeser, Mary

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SCHOESER, Mary

SCHOESER, Mary. American, b. 1950. Genres: Art/Art history, Fashion/ Costume, Crafts, Design. Career: Christie's South Kensington, London, England, in textiles, 1980-82; Warner Fabrics, London, archivist, 1982-90; writer. Free-lance researcher, exhibition organizer, and lecturer, 1978-; Council of National Academic Awards, member of validation committee, 1979-86, external examiner, 1983-; Chairman, Textile Society (UK), 1990- 94. Publications: Marianne Straub, 1984; Twentieth-Century Fabrics and Wallpaper, 1986; Printed Handkerchiefs, 1988; (With Celia Rufey) English and American Textiles from 1790 to the Present, Thames & Hudson, 1989. French Textiles, 1760-1960, 1991. Why Jumpers are Woolly, Why T-Shirts Are Cotton, Why Leggings Are Lycra, Why Textiles Can Fly, 1994; International Textile Design, 1995; Factfile: Weaving, Spinning & Dyeing, 1997. Address: 25 East St, Coggeshall, Essex CO6 1SH, England.