Hand knitted Stars and Stripes jumper
Craft/Textile Art
Australian National Maritime Museum
This hand knitted wool jumper was designed in the style and colour of the American Stars and Stripes flag. It was made with short sleeves and a collarless neckline by the Australian Audrey Capuano (nee Westley), an American war bride who sailed from Sydney to San Francisco in 1946. During the long wait to gain her passage to the USA, Audrey knitted this jumper and wore it for her arrival in San Francisco. She was greeted with a hero’s welcome and even featured in a newspaper article, being hailed as
audrey westley (1924 –)
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Australian National Maritime Museum (Сидней, Австралия)
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- Название: Hand knitted Stars and Stripes jumper
- Автор: audrey westley
- Формат: Landscape
- Статус авторского права: Под защитой авторского права
- Где посмотреть: Australian National Maritime Museum
- Период творчества: Late Period
- Цветовая палитра: Earthy
- Ключевые слова: craftsmanship”, “red white blue colors”, vintage textile art
- Оттенок цвета: Amber to Saffron
- Воспринимаемая яркость: deep_shadow
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