At 06:27 PM 12/16/2008, Laurie Waters wrote:
I just bought a book called "Spitzen und so Weiter" (Lace and So
On), it's the catalog of the exhibition of Bertha Pappenheim's lace
collection at the MAK - Österreichisches Museum fuer angewandte
Kunst/Gegenwartskunst in Vienna. I think the exhibition ran until
last March. Pappenheim was a suffragette and philanthropist, but is
most famous for being "Anna O", a famous psycoanalysis patient of Freud.
Now I don't have much regard for psycoanalysis, and can't speak to
Pappenheim's state of mind, but I know from personal experience that
collecting lace can drive you crazy. And the better the lace is, the
worse you get. She must have been in very bad shape, because her
lace is absolutely amazing. Everyone interesting in collecting lace
should get this catalog.
Laurie
But I can't find this catalog on the museum site. Got any clues how
to obtain a copy? I am fascinated.
Patty
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