Burnham was born in Toronto. She began her career at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto, Canada, in 1929, at the age of 17, as a second assistant draftsman.[1] In 1939, she became the museum's first curator of textiles, taking responsibility for a growing international collection begun by founding director Charles Trick Currelly.[2] She took courses at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and the Banff School of Fine Arts and studied museum practices in Europe. In 1944 she married Harold B. Burnham and over the next sixty years, either independently or in conjunction with Harold, carried out research on Canadian and global textiles and costume. Inspired by a donation of a Canadian coverlet, the couple in 1947 launched a research project on the history of Canadian handweaving, traveling to interview weavers and study looms and collections, first throughout Ontario, and then in all the eastern provinces, leading to the 1971 exhibition and publication Keep Me Warm One Night: Early Handweaving in Eastern Canada (1972). From 1949 to 1973 Burnham took leave from the museum to raise her family and to operate, with Harold, a private weaving enterprise called Burnham&Burnham, located in the Niagara Peninsula.
Later careeredit
In 1973, she rejoined ROM to curate a string of exhibitions and publications, notably Cut My Cote (1973), which revealed basic garment constructions shared the world over, and the influence of weave on costume cut.[3] Following her retirement from the ROM in 1977, she published Warp & Weft: A Dictionary of Textile Terms (1981) a work which advanced the standardization of terminology in the emerging discipline of textile studies.[according to whom?] She undertook further research and exhibition projects with the National Gallery of Canada, the Provincial Museum of Alberta and the Canadian Museum of Civilization. These include studies of the painted caribou-skin coats of the Montagnais-Naskapi tribe of the Quebec-Labrador area and of the textile traditions of the Doukhobors.
Legacyedit
In 1984, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada and in 1990 she was named an Honorary Doctor of Laws, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. Burnham’s work at the ROM and throughout her career has made her a seminal figure in Canadian and international textile studies, informing generations of subsequent scholarship.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Selected worksedit
To please the caribou: painted caribou-skin coats worn by the Naskapi, Montagnais, and Cree hunters of the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula (1992)
Unlike the lilies: Doukhobor textile traditions in Canada (1986)
Warp & weft: a dictionary of textile terms (1981)
The comfortable arts: traditional spinning and weaving in Canada (1981)
L'art des étoffe : le filage et le tissage traditionnels au Canada (1981)
Pieced quilts of Ontario (1975)
Cut my cote (1973)
Coptic knitting: an ancient technique (1972)
Keep me warm one night: early handweaving in Eastern Canada (1972)
Costumes for Canada's birthday: the styles of 1867 (1966)
Fibres, spindles and spinning wheels (1950)
Referencesedit
^Crawford, Gail (1998). A Fine Line: Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present. Dundurn.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^Ankaret, Dean (1985). "Dorothy Burnham: Keeper of Textiles". Ontario Craft: 11.
^Burnham, Dorothy (1973). Cut My Cote. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum.
^Androsoff, Ashleigh (2007). "A Larger Frame:"Redressing" the Image of Doukhobor-Canadian Women in the Twentieth Century". Journal of the Canadian Historical Association/Revue de la Société historique du Canada. 18 (1): 81–105. doi:10.7202/018255ar.
^Burke, Susan (1987). "Canada's Handwoven Heritage". Material Culture Review. 25 (Spring/Summer).
^Livingstone-Lowe, Deborah (2012). Counting on Customers: John Campbell, 1806-1891, Middlesex County Handloom Weaver. University of Guelph: MA Thesis.
^Zankowicz, Katherine (2014). In Her Hands: Women's Educational Work at the Royal Ontario Museum, the Canadian National Exhibition and the Art Gallery of Toronto, 1900s-1950s. University of Toronto: PhD Diss.
^Thompson, Heather (November 8, 2004). ""Dorothy Burnham, Textiles Archivist 1911-2004."". The Globe and Mail - Obituaries.
^Wylie, Robert (Spring 2005). ""Remembrances of Dorothy."". Fibre Focus: 37–38.
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dorothy, burnham, dorothy, kate, burnham, november, 1911, october, 2004, canadian, textile, scholar, author, museum, curator, burnham, drafting, tableborn, 1911, november, 1911toronto, ontariodiedoctober, 2004, 2004, aged, nationalitycanadianoccupationstextile. Dorothy Kate Burnham CM LL D November 6 1911 October 24 2004 was a Canadian textile scholar author and museum curator Dorothy K BurnhamBurnham at a drafting tableBorn 1911 11 06 November 6 1911Toronto OntarioDiedOctober 24 2004 2004 10 24 aged 92 NationalityCanadianOccupationsTextile scholarauthorcurator Contents 1 Early career 2 Later career 3 Legacy 4 Selected works 5 ReferencesEarly career editBurnham was born in Toronto She began her career at the Royal Ontario Museum ROM in Toronto Canada in 1929 at the age of 17 as a second assistant draftsman 1 In 1939 she became the museum s first curator of textiles taking responsibility for a growing international collection begun by founding director Charles Trick Currelly 2 She took courses at the Cranbrook Academy of Art and the Banff School of Fine Arts and studied museum practices in Europe In 1944 she married Harold B Burnham and over the next sixty years either independently or in conjunction with Harold carried out research on Canadian and global textiles and costume Inspired by a donation of a Canadian coverlet the couple in 1947 launched a research project on the history of Canadian handweaving traveling to interview weavers and study looms and collections first throughout Ontario and then in all the eastern provinces leading to the 1971 exhibition and publication Keep Me Warm One Night Early Handweaving in Eastern Canada 1972 From 1949 to 1973 Burnham took leave from the museum to raise her family and to operate with Harold a private weaving enterprise called Burnham amp Burnham located in the Niagara Peninsula Later career editIn 1973 she rejoined ROM to curate a string of exhibitions and publications notably Cut My Cote 1973 which revealed basic garment constructions shared the world over and the influence of weave on costume cut 3 Following her retirement from the ROM in 1977 she published Warp amp Weft A Dictionary of Textile Terms 1981 a work which advanced the standardization of terminology in the emerging discipline of textile studies according to whom She undertook further research and exhibition projects with the National Gallery of Canada the Provincial Museum of Alberta and the Canadian Museum of Civilization These include studies of the painted caribou skin coats of the Montagnais Naskapi tribe of the Quebec Labrador area and of the textile traditions of the Doukhobors Legacy editIn 1984 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada and in 1990 she was named an Honorary Doctor of Laws Trent University Peterborough Ontario Burnham s work at the ROM and throughout her career has made her a seminal figure in Canadian and international textile studies informing generations of subsequent scholarship 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Selected works editTo please the caribou painted caribou skin coats worn by the Naskapi Montagnais and Cree hunters of the Quebec Labrador Peninsula 1992 Unlike the lilies Doukhobor textile traditions in Canada 1986 Warp amp weft a dictionary of textile terms 1981 The comfortable arts traditional spinning and weaving in Canada 1981 L art des etoffe le filage et le tissage traditionnels au Canada 1981 Pieced quilts of Ontario 1975 Cut my cote 1973 Coptic knitting an ancient technique 1972 Keep me warm one night early handweaving in Eastern Canada 1972 Costumes for Canada s birthday the styles of 1867 1966 Fibres spindles and spinning wheels 1950 References edit Crawford Gail 1998 A Fine Line Studio Crafts in Ontario from 1930 to the Present Dundurn a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Ankaret Dean 1985 Dorothy Burnham Keeper of Textiles Ontario Craft 11 Burnham Dorothy 1973 Cut My Cote Toronto Royal Ontario Museum Androsoff Ashleigh 2007 A Larger Frame Redressing the Image of Doukhobor Canadian Women in the Twentieth Century Journal of the Canadian Historical Association Revue de la Societe historique du Canada 18 1 81 105 doi 10 7202 018255ar Burke Susan 1987 Canada s Handwoven Heritage Material Culture Review 25 Spring Summer Livingstone Lowe Deborah 2012 Counting on Customers John Campbell 1806 1891 Middlesex County Handloom Weaver University of Guelph MA Thesis Zankowicz Katherine 2014 In Her Hands Women s Educational Work at the Royal Ontario Museum the Canadian National Exhibition and the Art Gallery of Toronto 1900s 1950s University of Toronto PhD Diss Redelmeier Flavia Spring 2005 Remembering Dorothy Burnham Fibre Focus 38 Thompson Heather November 8 2004 Dorothy Burnham Textiles Archivist 1911 2004 The Globe and Mail Obituaries Wylie Robert Spring 2005 Remembrances of Dorothy Fibre Focus 37 38 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy K Burnham amp oldid 1161675894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
