These essays by Ana M. Lopez, Brian Fleetwood, and Hannah Toussaint are from the catalog that accompanied the Everybody's Bolos exhibition. Image Courtesy of Amanda Ryan/Third Coast Publishing Group
Catalog Essays from Everybody’s Bolos: Inclusion Through Craft
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Title: Catalog Essays from Everybody’s Bolos: Inclusion Through Craft
Author(s): Ana M. Lopez, Brian Fleetwood, Hannah Toussaint
Topic: American Southwest, bolo tie, fashion, gender, history, queer culture
Publication Year: 2024
Institution: Fuller Craft Museum, Hecho a Mano Gallery, University of North Texas
Discipline: art history, craft history, fashion history, sociology
Relevant Country(s): United States
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