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Irene Emery

Irene Emery (c. 1937) carving wall of sun bath at Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children at [[Hot Springs, New Mexico]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Irene Emery, ca. 1937, from the Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection, circa 1920-1965, bulk 1935-1942 |url=https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/items/detail/irene-emery-3269 |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution |language=en}}</ref> Irene Emery (1900–1981) was an American art historian, scholar, curator, textile anthropologist, sculptor, and modern dancer. She was known for her pioneering research in systematically describing global textiles, and was a leading authority on ancient fabrics and textiles, and for her published book ''The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification'' (1966).

Emery had worked at the Textile Museum from 1954 until 1970. Additionally she had worked as a sculptor for the Federal Art Project, and was a modern dancer in Martha Graham Dance Company. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The primary structures of fabrics an illustrated classification

    The primary structures of fabrics an illustrated classification by Emery, Irene

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    The primary structures of fabrics an illustrated classification by Emery, Irene

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