BANKFIELD MUSEUM, HALIFAX
The second piece of art that I really enjoyed was an embroidery collage by Claire Hey entitled AKROYDON REMEMBERED 1995. It was commissioned by The Friends of Akroydon and is hanging in one of the corridors upstairs in the museum. It measures about 1.2m square. It is a huge piece of fabric made up of photographs printed on fabric, beads, dried flowers and sequins and to me it was very expressive of the history of Akroydon and I have to say that I LOVED it!!!!
The third image was in the costume department under the India section. It is a childs coat and is about 14" long. India has produced a culture that produces elaborate decoration. Each group has its own distinct style of decoration, embroidery, colour and material. Merchants work in silk and peasants/farmers work in cotton or wool. The images are of figures and animals which tell Indian Folk traditions.
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