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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1 - SUMMER 2006

 

FROM THE PUBLISHER

 

CONTRIBUTORS

 

FEATURES

 

Seasons and Cycles of Life:Traditional Motifs in Czech and Slovak Textiles

Distinguished art history professor and textile researcher Mary B. Kelly explores the centuries-old motifs that signify the rotations of life and land in hand-embroidered textiles.

 

Marking Life’s Passages: Czech and Slovak Ritual Cloths

Based on her extensive travels in the Czech and Slovak lands, renowned collector and researcher Helene Baine Cincebeaux documents the history of ritual cloths through stories and photos.

 

History and Art: Bobbin Lace of Czechoslovakia

Lacemaking authority Elizabeth Kurella illuminates the styles and techniques that have made the exquisite handwork known as bobbin lace a unique expression of Czech and Slovak culture.

 

Exhibit Showcase: Highlights from Embellished Textiles: Absolutely Art

Colorful and intricate embroidery, lacemaking and bead work are among the examples of Czech and Slovak textile arts currently on view in the NCSML’s unprecedented original exhibit.

 

Signs of Freedom: Political Expressions from the NCSML Textile Collection

Sharing examples from the museum’s collection, NCSML staff member and researcher Carmen Langel recounts the critical role of symbols embodied in fabric in building a sense of identity for the Czech and Slovak peoples.

 

REVIEWS

 

May, A Poem By Karel Hynek Mácha

Reviewed by Kirsten Lodge

 

Call of Dudy: Bohemian Bagpipes Across Borders

Reviewed by Anna Dejdar

 

MUSEUM EVENTS

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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 2 - WINTER 2006 | 07

 

FROM THE PUBLISHER

 

CONTRIBUTORS

 

FEATURES

 

Homeland Culture Transplanted and Transformed: Czech- and Slovak-American Organizations

Charles University scholar Štepánka Korytová-Magstadt provides an overview of the diverse associations formed by Czech and Slovak emigrants to the U.S.

 

The Sokol Movement in the United States: Cultivating Ideals of Character and Patriotism

Long-time Sokol leader Paul C. Lebloch describes the organization focused on mental and physical fitness that helped Czechs and Slovaks succeed in their new land.

 

Personal Perspective: A Daughter of Sokol Carries on the Tradition

By Joan Sedlacek

 

Fraternize and Survive: Benevolent Organizations of Immigrants from the Czech Lands in the U.S.

Immigration researcher Daniel Necas explains how fraternal organizations helped immigrants adapt to life in America while preserving their ethnic culture and identity.

 

Personal Perspective: Third-Generation WFLA Member Treasures Enduring Values

By Tom Bradley

 

Museum Scrapbook: Building Bridges to a New Life

 

Uniting the Voices of Freedom in a New Land: The Czechoslovak National Council of America

Historian Slavomír Michálek explores the role played by the CNCA in uniting expatriate Czechs and Slovaks against oppression in their homeland.

 

Preparing Democracy’s Leaders: History and Future of the American Fund

Pavel Palecek of the American Fund for Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies relates the story of the former humanitarian organization that continues to mold Czech and Slovak leaders.

 

Personal Perspective: An Exile Leader Recalls the Struggle to Restore Freedom in Czechoslovakia

By Mojmír Povolný

 

REVIEWS

 

The Story of My Life

Reviewed By Michael A. Kukral

 

A History of the Binghamton Slovaks Over a Period of Forty Years 1879-1919

Reviewed By Linda Jo Trout

 

MUSEUM EVENTS

 

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