{"id":1173,"date":"2010-09-27T22:50:32","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T21:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2011-01-01T21:51:29","modified_gmt":"2011-01-01T20:51:29","slug":"stefano-ionescu%e2%80%99s-lecture-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"US talk Tour November 2010: Ottoman rugs in Transylvania and  folk kilims from Romania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On behalf of <strong>ACOR<\/strong> (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.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1183\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1183\"><!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1183\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1183\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1183   \" title=\"6 Motif from Oltenia mid 19th cent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/6-Motif-from-Oltenia-mid-19th-cent.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/6-Motif-from-Oltenia-mid-19th-cent.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/6-Motif-from-Oltenia-mid-19th-cent-150x122.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/6-Motif-from-Oltenia-mid-19th-cent-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/6-Motif-from-Oltenia-mid-19th-cent-449x367.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motif from Oltenia, mid 19th cent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"..\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>Fri 29 Oct \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PHILADELPHIA &#8211; RUG &amp; TEXTILE SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Sami Rabinovici<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Late Turkish rugs and their relation to the \u2018Transylvanian\u2019 group<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1379\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1379\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1379 \" title=\"Conferenza Stefano Philadelphia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Conferenza-Stefano-Philadelphia-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Conferenza-Stefano-Philadelphia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Conferenza-Stefano-Philadelphia-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Conferenza-Stefano-Philadelphia-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefano Ionescu&#39;s talk at the Rug &amp; Textile Society in Philadelphia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Sat 30 Oct\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON DC\u00a0 &#8211; THE TEXTILE MUSEUM<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Rare and unusual examples extant in Transylvania.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1382\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1382\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1382\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1382\" title=\"Wendel &amp; Stefano\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Wendel-Stefano-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Wendel-Stefano-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Wendel-Stefano-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Wendel-Stefano-450x298.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefano Ionescu answering questions during the talk at the Textile Museum in Washington<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Sun 31 Oct\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WASHINGTON DC &#8211; INTL. HAJJI BABAS<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Wendel Swan<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Great Anatolian rugs sourced in Transylvania; <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>the rugs from Bistritza<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1383\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1383\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1383\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1383   \" title=\"Washington October 2010 060\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Washington-October-2010-060-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Washington-October-2010-060-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Washington-October-2010-060-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Washington-October-2010-060-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendel Sawan and Stefano Ionescu with the participants at the talk at the International Hajji Baba Society<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Mon 1 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 NEW YORK &#8211; HAJJI BABA CLUB<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Tripp Miller<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Late Turkish rugs and their relation to the \u2018Transylvanian\u2019 group <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1386\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1386\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1386    \" title=\"Audience Hajji Baba Club\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Audience-Hajjij-Baba-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Audience-Hajjij-Baba-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Audience-Hajjij-Baba-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Audience-Hajjij-Baba-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Audience-Hajjij-Baba.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During Stefano Ionescu&#39;s talk at the Hajji Baba Club, New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tue 2 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VISIT TO THE MET<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1389\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1389\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1389\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1389  \" title=\"P1020257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/P1020257-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/P1020257-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/P1020257-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/P1020257-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Discussing Tuduc fakes with Florica Zaharia, Conservator in Charge, Textile Conservation Department, MET<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Fri 5 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BOSTON &#8211; NEW ENGLAND RUG SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p><!-- p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } --> <strong><em>Tuduc fakes in European and American collections<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1398\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1398\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1398\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1398 \" title=\"Marvin Amstei\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Marvin-Amstei-e1291650770135-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Marvin-Amstei-e1291650770135-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Marvin-Amstei-e1291650770135-150x125.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Marvin-Amstei-e1291650770135-450x376.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marvin Amstey, a most distinguished guest, and Stefano Ionescu talking about Tuducs <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Sun 7 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 CHICAGO &#8211; R &amp; T SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Mary Solt<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> Folk kilims from Romania <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1403\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1403\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1403\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1403 \" title=\"Talk in Chicago\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Chicago-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Chicago-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Chicago-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Chicago-450x339.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefano Ionescu presenting the textile heritage in Romania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1414\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1414\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1414 \" title=\"AIC with Ned, Mary Salt, Grover &amp; Daniel Walker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/AIC-with-Ned-Mary-Salt-Grover-Daniel-Walker-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/AIC-with-Ned-Mary-Salt-Grover-Daniel-Walker-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/AIC-with-Ned-Mary-Salt-Grover-Daniel-Walker-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/AIC-with-Ned-Mary-Salt-Grover-Daniel-Walker-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visit at the Art Institute of Chicago: Edward Turner, Mary Solt, Grover Shilz, Daniel Walker and Stefano Ionescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Thur 11 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 DENVER &#8211; COLORADO TEXTILE GROUP<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Richard Stewart<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Transylvania and the Ottoman Rugs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1410\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1410\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1410\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1410 \" title=\"Talk in Denver\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Denver-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Denver-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Denver-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Talk-in-Denver-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stefano Ionescu&#39;s talk at the Shaver-Ramsey Gallery in Denver, Co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1413\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1413\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1413\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1413\" title=\"Bob Mann, Paul Ramsey and Stefano discussing a Tuduc\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Bob-Mann-Paul-Ramsey-and-Stefano-discussing-a-Tuduc-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Bob-Mann-Paul-Ramsey-and-Stefano-discussing-a-Tuduc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Bob-Mann-Paul-Ramsey-and-Stefano-discussing-a-Tuduc-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Bob-Mann-Paul-Ramsey-and-Stefano-discussing-a-Tuduc-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Mann, Paul Ramsey and Stefano Ionescu discussing a Tuduc rug<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Sat 13 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SEATTLE TEXTILE &amp; RUG SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Fred Ingham<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Transylvania and the Ottoman Rugs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1425\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1425\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1425\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1425\" title=\"Public in Seattle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Public-in-Seattle-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Public-in-Seattle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Public-in-Seattle-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Public-in-Seattle-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Public-in-Seattle.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Among some of the participants at the talk in Seattle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Mon 15 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA RUG SOCIETY<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Peter Poullada,<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Great Anatolian rugs sourced in Transylvania<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1428\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1428\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1428 \" title=\"Peter asking a good question\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Peter-asking-a-good-question-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Peter-asking-a-good-question-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Peter-asking-a-good-question-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Peter-asking-a-good-question-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Peter-asking-a-good-question.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Papp, who hosted the talk, posing to Stefano Ionescu a good question about the &#39;Transylvanian&#39; rugs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1431\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1431\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1431\" title=\"Stefano + Ushak - Occidental, California\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Stefano-+-Ushak-Occidental-California-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Stefano-+-Ushak-Occidental-California-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Stefano-+-Ushak-Occidental-California-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Stefano-+-Ushak-Occidental-California-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/Stefano-+-Ushak-Occidental-California.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visiting Jim Dixon&#39;s collection at Occidental, Northern California: much more than I was prepared to experience...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Sat 20 Nov\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 LOS ANGELES &#8211; TMA\/SC:<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Cheri Hunter<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Folk Kilims from Romania<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1436\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><em><strong><em><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1436\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1436\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1436 \" title=\"TALK LA 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/TALK-LA-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/TALK-LA-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/TALK-LA-2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/TALK-LA-2-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/TALK-LA-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda Mansouri, president of the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California greeting the participants at the talk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1439\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1439\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/?attachment_id=1439\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1439\" title=\"CHERI, DENNIS, STEFANO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/CHERI-DENNIS-STEFANO-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/CHERI-DENNIS-STEFANO-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/CHERI-DENNIS-STEFANO-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/CHERI-DENNIS-STEFANO-450x337.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.transylvanianrugs.com\/wp-content\/ups\/CHERI-DENNIS-STEFANO.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 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