The Seventh R.l. Shep Triennial Symposium on Textiles and Dress, co-sponsored by Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, Inc.: “The Power of Pattern in Central Asian Ikats” l a County Museum of Art (Lacma,) Saturday, May 11, 2019 10 a.m. (prompt) – 4:30 p.m. (There will be a 1 hr. 40-minute lunch break at noon, and time to visit the exhibition.) Bing Auditorium, Lacma 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, ca 90036 The R.l. Shep Symposium is a one-day symposium at Lacma, with multiple speakers on the evolution of ikat pattern design within a cultural context, and its production from the 19th century through today, held in conjunction with the exhibition “Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection.” The talks include: •      “Beauty and Purpose: Central Asian Ikat Garments,” Sumru Belger Krody, Senior Curator, The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum (Washington D.c.)  •      “Wearing the World: a Look Inside Central Asian Ikat Robes,” Annie Carlano, Senior Curator of Craft, Design, and Fashion, Mint Museum (Charlotte, Nc)  •      “All of a Piece: Ikat and the Central Asian Aesthetic,” Andrew Hale, Director of Anahita Gallery, Inc. and Anahita International Photography (Sante Fe, Nm)  •     “Ikat and Politics, Ikat and Creativity: Uzbek Textiles in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods,” Irina Bogoslovskaya, Independent Scholar (Samarkand and Tashkent, Uzbekistan) Plus: “a Collector’s Eye: Conversation with Dr. David Reisbord,” Dr. David Reisbord, Collector, and Clarissa m. Esguerra, Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, Ca) Admission: $10 for Lacma members, Seniors (65+), and Full-time Students / $15 Non-LACMA Members, and the general public under age 65. Tickets are available on-line at https://www.lacma.org/event/symposium-power-pattern or at the Lacma Box Office.