A prolific collector, Lloyd Cotsen (1929–2017) assembled thousands of textile fragments, garments, and other artworks that reflected his admiration for indigenous cultures and vanishing artistic traditions. His ultimate goal, however, was to create opportunities for a wider audience to appreciate 3,000 years of human creativity. Celebrating a major gift from Margit Sperling Cotsen and the estate of Lloyd Cotsen, this exhibition brings together global treasures gathered over a lifetime.
Image credit: Wiener Werkstatte, page from sample book (detail), Austria, Vienna, ca. 1927. Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection T-0474. Photo by Bruce M. White.
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