Exhibitions
The Quinn Hall Textile Gallery
Dressed for Business: A Retrospective Look at the Suit
and Beyond (1923 - 2023)
Rebecca Kelly and Susan J. Jerome, curators
As the College of Business celebrates its 100th year the Textiles, Fashion Merchandising & Design Department offers a celebratory exhibition in the Quinn Hall Textile Gallery. Historic textiles and clothing items from the University’s collection provide a window into the past and allow us to reflect on the many changes that have occurred not only in our university community but the global world beyond in the last century.
While we are a “community of big thinkers” interested in new ways of looking at the world, the present is often informed by the past, so join us as we pause and reflect on where we have been and where we are going as the College of Business moves into the next century.
The Quinn Hall Gallery is located on the first floor of Quinn Hall, 55 Lower College Road, Kingston,RI.
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Previous Exhibits
"What's In A [Designer] Name? An Investigation of Twentieth-Century Fashion Labels" 2022
"THE KALEIDOSCOPE OF TEXTILES: Dress as Multi-Dimensional Cultural Documents" 2020 - 2021
"One American Family - A Tale of North and South" 2019
“Feminism and Fashion of the Twentieth Century” 2018
“125th anniversary of the founding of URI” 2016
“Director’s Choice from the Historic Textile and Costume Collection” 2015
“The Rise of the Readymade Apparel Industry” 2014
“The Other White Dress” 2014
“I Do. Wedding Fashion 1749 to 1975” 2013
“From Kitchen to Kitsch: Aprons from the Seventeenth Century to the Present” 2011/2012
“Heritage Preserved: Five Rhode Island Families” 2010
“Elephants, Paisleys, and Plaids: Indian Influence on Western Textile Design” 2009
“Reflections of Modernism: Textiles from the Tirocchi Dressmakers’ Shop, 1915-1947” 2008
“Keep Me Warm” 2008
“China: the Power of Design” 2007
“Fashion with a Flourish: Embellishments From 1850-1940” 2007
“Undress: At-Home Wear Through the Centuries” 2006
“These are a few of my favorite things” Faculty and Staff Choices 2006
“Purple: Celebrating 150 Years of Synthetic Dyes” 2006
“Nature’s Dyes: Clothing and Textiles From Around the Globe” 2005/2006
“History in Stitches. Six Centuries of Embroidery” 2005
“At the Crossing: Midwestern Amish Crib Quilts and the Intersection of Cultures” 2004
“American Woven “Coverlids” Coverlets from the Historic Textile and Costume Collection" 2004
“What We Wore: Clothing from 1976-79” 2003
“Lace: the Elegant Fabric” 2003
“From Exotica into Americana” 2003
“Dan Cooper” 2002
“Silk” 2001
"Geometrics in Fashion: Art Deco Influence on Textile and Apparel Design" 2001
“Tissues of Dreams: Dressmaker Patterns” 1999
“Threads of History” Inaugural Exhibit 1999