Impressionism+and+Fashion

This summer, the Art Institute of Chicago is host to the internationally acclaimed exhibition, //Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity//, which traces the growth of the modern fashion industry amidst the social and economic changes in the late 19th century in France. This three-day workshop will introduce participating teachers to strategies for making connections between art, fashion, and the social, political, and economic context of this highly charged moment of history. The program will kick off with a visit to the exhibition and use a collaborative approach to translate our experiences into exciting, interdisciplinary curriculum to use in the classroom. The workshop will also feature a studio component exploring connections among fashion, identity, gender representation, and consumption to help frame the workshop’s content within contemporary culture.


 * = __**Art/Fashion:**__ ||= __**Gender/Identity:**__ ||= __**Consumer Culture/Department Store**__ ||
 * [[file:IFM_Ch1.pdf]] || [[file:Thornton_Evans.pdf]] || [[file:Zola_page99.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:IFM_Ch2.pdf]] || [[file:Gilman 1915 The Dress of Women.pdf]] || [[file:Ladies_Paradise.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Modernization_of_Fashion.pdf]] || [[file:Thomas 1908 Psych of Woman's Dress (2).pdf]] || [[file:fashion&consumption.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Baudelaire.pdf]] || [[file:Girl_of_the_period.docx]] || [[file:TheDepartmentStore.pdf]] ||
 * [[file:Benjamin.pdf]] || [[file:Martineau 1861 Dress & Its Victims.pdf]] ||  ||
 * [[file:taste&fashion.pdf]] || [[file:Flora Tristan.pdf]] ||  ||

Primary source material used in gallery activity for Manet's //La Parisienne//
 * [[file:Manet_La_Parisienne.docx]] ||

Recommended Reading:
 * [[file:The_Department_Store_Bill_Lancaster.pdf]] ||