Herbert Stattler – Lace Ware: An Album 1900–1954

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Herbert Stattler – Lace Ware: An Album 1900–1954On September 18, 1900, the Dittmar & Ostertag companyspecialising in ladies garment trimmings, wholesaler and agent for such articleswas entered in Stuttgarts commercial register. Women made delicate bobbin lace at home, which the company sold worldwide in the course of its eventful history. Having combed through numerous archives, the artist Herbert Stattler uses thirty eight drawings to recount the story of these craftswomen and the company, which

this process of “cutting out” single photos gives rise to a subversive image strategy

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To create the artworks

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