Steven Stipelman Fashion Illustration,
OSU Collection
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The Friends of the
Collection is an organization of exceptional volunteers that was formally
established in 1987 by Designer-in-Residence (now emeritus) Charles Kleibacker
and members of the Columbus community having an interest in clothing and
fashion. The purpose of the Friends is to support the mission of the Collection
and promote the understanding, appreciation, and awareness of historic costume
and textiles.
In support of the Collection, the Friends provide
docents for exhibitions, fund a graduate student each year, and organize various
fund-raising events. The Friends enhance and maintain the Collection through
solicitation of funds that help support exhibitions, acquisitions, conservation,
and preservation. As we move the Collection into its new
storage space, volunteers are also needed to help catalogue and prepare objects
for storage.
In addition, the Friends also participate in social and
educational opportunities related to costume and textiles, such as trips to area
costume exhibitions and attendance at lectures and programs initiated by the
Collection.
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