Tod, Osma Gallinger, 1895-1983

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Birth 1895
Death 1983

Biographical notes:

Weaver, instructor, author; Hartland, Mich., Guernsey, Pa., and Coral Gables, Fla.

Born Osma Palmer, Jan. 18, 1895. Married Frank Couch (d. 1928) in 1924. In 1933, under the sponsorship of philanthropist J. Robert Crouse, moved to Hartland, Mich. to head a crafts program for his experiment in community living. Married Milo O. Gallinger (d. 1956), a cabinet maker and craftsman. Together they ran Cromaire Crafts and established their own business, Creative Crafts. For more than 20 years she conducted a National Conference of American Handweavers. Moved to Guersney, Pa. in 1943, and later to East Berlin. Moved in 1958 to Coral Gables, Fla. and married James R. Tod. Osma Tod is the author of Basket Pioneering (1933) (later Earth Basketry), the Joy of Hand Weaving (1943), and the Shuttle Service, a weaving magazine.

From the description of Osma Gallinger Tod papers, 1927-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81198038

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  • Artisans
  • Arts and crafts movement
  • Basket
  • Basket making
  • Decorative art
  • Handicraft
  • Hand weaving
  • Weavers
  • Weaving
  • Women artists

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