Extra Credit Event 1: Fowler Museum
Image of me in front of the start of the Exhibition For the extra credit assignment, I went to the Fowler to see the exhibition called African-Print Fashion Now! This exhibition looks at African print cloth that is known for its “colorful, boldly designed, manufactured cotton textiles” (Fowler). These textiles are shown in a traditional fashion where the exhibition tells the story of these textiles throughout history in both African and around the world. The history of the African print cloth coming to Africa started during the colonial era in Indonesia where the Dutch and the English saw an opportunity to mass produce this fabric and bring it back to their home countries. On the way back from Indonesia, the boats would have to stop in West Africa causing the West African people to see these fabrics and take an interest in it. The Dutch and English material failed in Indonesia making them bring the design to Africa instead knowing that it would be successful there and