Papers of Kath Whyte, head of embroidery at Glasgow School of Art, Scotland 1922-1988

Grays School of Art

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Whyte, Kathleen

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Whyte, Kathleen

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Glasgow school of art

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Helen Kathleen R Whyte (artist : 1909-1996)

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Helen Kathleen R Whyte, or Kath Whyte as she was known, was the outstanding influence of her generation on embroidery in Scotland and, through her writing and teaching, made a major contribution to textile art in Britain and abroad. She was brought up in a home where 'real' things - hand-made textiles, books, pictures - were loved and appreciated. Some of her formative years were spent in India, where her father worked, from where the rich colours and exciting textiles o...