Elayne Zorn Collection

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Elayne Zorn Collection

1971-2010

The Elayne Zorn Collection measures 11 linear feet and contains thousands of photographic objects including negatives, slides and prints. The collection material spans the years of Zorn's professional and student activity in the fields of anthropology and Latin American studies from around 1975 until 2010. The material in this collection reflects Zorn's long association with the community in Taquile, Peru which led up to the publication of her book, Weaving a Future, in 2004. Zorn also spent a significant amount of time conducting field research in Andean communities in Bolivia examining the relationships between tourism and textiles. Zorn's additional professional activities included serving as a textile collector and expert advisor for museum collections and exhibitions as well as performing academic duties at the University of Central Florida.

1,474 Photographic prints; 11526 Negatives (photographic); 10 Videocassettes; 11 Linear feet; 57 Sound recordings (57 cassette tapes.); 11412 Slides (photographs)

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Brooklyn Museum of Art

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Cutipa Lima, Juan de Dios

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Cahlander, Adele

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Zorn, Elayne

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Elayne Leslie Zorn was born on February 3, 1952 in New York City. She attended Hunter College High School and Barnard College. She received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Textile Arts from the California College of the Arts in 1975. She then began a long association with the community on the Island of Taquile, in the Puno region of Peru, conducting fieldwork on native weaving techniques. She also began a long-term affiliation with the Museo Nacional de Etnografia y Folklore i...

Textile museum Washington, D.C.

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California Academy of Sciences. Anthropology Dept..

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University of Central Florida. Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology.

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American anthropological association

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