On behalf of ACOR (American Conference on Oriental Rugs) Stefano Ionescu was invited for a 3 weeks speaking tour of the major Rug Societies in US: Philadelphia, Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles.
Motif from Oltenia, mid 19th cent
Fri 29 Oct PHILADELPHIA – RUG & TEXTILE SOCIETY
Contact: Sami Rabinovici
Late Turkish rugs and their relation to the ‘Transylvanian’ group
Stefano Ionescu's talk at the Rug & Textile Society in Philadelphia
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Sat 30 Oct WASHINGTON DC – THE TEXTILE MUSEUM
Rare and unusual examples extant in Transylvania.
Stefano Ionescu answering questions during the talk at the Textile Museum in Washington
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Sun 31 Oct WASHINGTON DC – INTL. HAJJI BABAS
Contact: Wendel Swan
Great Anatolian rugs sourced in Transylvania; the rugs from Bistritza
Wendel Sawan and Stefano Ionescu with the participants at the talk at the International Hajji Baba Society
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Mon 1 Nov NEW YORK – HAJJI BABA CLUB
Contact: Tripp Miller
Late Turkish rugs and their relation to the ‘Transylvanian’ group
During Stefano Ionescu's talk at the Hajji Baba Club, New York
Tue 2 Nov VISIT TO THE MET
Discussing Tuduc fakes with Florica Zaharia, Conservator in Charge, Textile Conservation Department, MET
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Fri 5 Nov BOSTON – NEW ENGLAND RUG SOCIETY
Tuduc fakes in European and American collections
Marvin Amstey, a most distinguished guest, and Stefano Ionescu talking about Tuducs
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Sun 7 Nov CHICAGO – R & T SOCIETY
Contact: Mary Solt
Folk kilims from Romania
Stefano Ionescu presenting the textile heritage in Romania
Visit at the Art Institute of Chicago: Edward Turner, Mary Solt, Grover Shilz, Daniel Walker and Stefano Ionescu
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Thur 11 Nov DENVER – COLORADO TEXTILE GROUP
Contact: Richard Stewart
Transylvania and the Ottoman Rugs
Stefano Ionescu's talk at the Shaver-Ramsey Gallery in Denver, Co
Robert Mann, Paul Ramsey and Stefano Ionescu discussing a Tuduc rug
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Sat 13 Nov SEATTLE TEXTILE & RUG SOCIETY
Contact: Fred Ingham
Transylvania and the Ottoman Rugs
Among some of the participants at the talk in Seattle
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Mon 15 Nov SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RUG SOCIETY
Contact: Peter Poullada,
Great Anatolian rugs sourced in Transylvania
Peter Papp, who hosted the talk, posing to Stefano Ionescu a good question about the 'Transylvanian' rugsVisiting Jim Dixon's collection at Occidental, Northern California: much more than I was prepared to experience...
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Sat 20 Nov LOS ANGELES – TMA/SC:
Contact: Cheri Hunter
Folk Kilims from Romania
Linda Mansouri, president of the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California greeting the participants at the talkStefano Ionescu's best friends in LA: Cheri Hunter and Dennis Marquand Joyce Corbet, curtor of a wonderful exhibition at the Mingei Museum, San Diego: Folk Art Treasures of RomaniaVal Arab and Joyce Corbett: passion for textiles!
Fri 29 Oct PHILADELPHIA – RUG & TEXTILE SOCIETY
