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With the generous support of the Design History Society's Strategic Research Grant, I had the fantastic opportunity of presenting my research on the Design History Society-affiliated panel at the annual College Art Association conference, held in Los Angeles on 21-24 February 2018.
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The College Arts Association's 106th Annual Conference was held last month in Los Angeles. This year was the second year in which the Design History Society participated in the event as a CAA-affiliated society panel.
ReportsTom Cubbin outlines how a DHS Research Travel & Conference Grant has provided "the resources and confidence to undertake a pre-study that will form the basis of further research applications".
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Thanks to the assistance of a DHS Research Exhibition Grant, I was able to travel to Edinburgh in November 2017 to work with staff at National Museums Scotland, and with collections held in NMS stores.
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The generous support of the Design History Society has made it possible for me to continue researching fashion and textile archives in Italy for my doctoral thesis: Italy's Textile Production and its Influence on the Ready-to-Wear System and its Aesthetics 1945-1985.
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During a research period in Tokyo, I was able to study and gather materials for a significant case study regarding Korean and Japanese commercial art education by reviewing a collection of Japanese exhibition catalogues. I would like to thank the Design History Society once again for supporting the archival work essential for my studies.
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I spent Valentine's Day 2017 in New York in anticipation of one of the largest international art history gatherings - the College Art Association Annual Conference - at which I would be co-chairing the Design History Society's inaugural panel as an affiliate society. This was a valuable opportunity to work with a larger, US-based organisation and promote the DHS internationally.
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The Design History Society Student Travel Award funded 7 days, 4 ferry journeys, 2 flights and numerous bus journeys in and around the Orkney and Shetland Islands, where I was able to study first-hand objects made by members of the Armed Forces during World War II.
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