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- 1992 JKA Japan Kite Tour – Ali –
It was an annual honor to be invited to a Japan Kite Association meeting tour of Japan. Part of the tour was to be the guest of Ms. T. Sato in Aomori, Japan to learn about the large festival kitemaking done in the region. This is the year that Charlie Sotich was invited to do a kitemaking exchange of his …
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Geographic: United States
Significance: Art
Kite Type: Bowed, Figure, Flat
- Handmade in Japan – Ali –
This book was conceived, edited and designed by gestalten. Edited by Robert Klanten and Lincoln Dexter, Preface by Kengo Kuma. Artisian stories and introduction by Irwin Wong. Regional introductions and material essays by Antje Papist-Matsuo.
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Geographic: Japan
Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical
Kite Type: Flat
- Name Them―They Fly Better: Pat Hammond’s Theory of Aerodynamics – Ali –
Pat Hammond is not your ordinary artist. In fact, she doesn’t even consider herself an artist. She takes everyday objects, such as spinning tops and jars of cicada shells, and infuses them with new meaning and hope. Through humor and personalization, she uses insignificant and unconventional objects to illuminate a “grand truth” about the world, and even about herself. Author …
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Geographic: United States
Significance: Art
Kite Type: Bowed, BoxCellular, Figure, Flat
- Tens: Flying a Kite made of US $10 dollar bills – Ali –
A Texas artist who loved to make kites from a pun, or play on word(s). This one is a US $10 bill. $10 bills border the surface of the sail of the kite.
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Geographic: United States
Significance: Art
Kite Type: Flat
- Pat Hammond Kite: Rosenberg Library Kite for an Exhibition – Ali –
Pat’s white paper sail flat kite, line drawing of the library with hand written notation at the bottom of the kite indicating her kite exhibition. Photo by Christopher Ornelas, measurements were not taken.
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Geographic: United States
Significance: Art
Kite Type: Flat
- Pat Hammond: Photo with collection – Ali –
A candid photo (2017) of kite artist Pat Hammond working with her personal collection of kites at her San Antonio, Texas home.
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Geographic: United States
Significance: Art
- Pat Hammond Photo: Kite Flying – Ali –
When Christopher Ornelas researched and wrote his book on Pat Hammond, he took candid photos of her of her with her kite collection, and her flying various favorite kites on her San Antonio, Texas property.
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- Japanese So-called Traditional Kites, Museums and Art – Ali –
A short paper which raises questions about the preservation of the Japanese kite culture and the way in which these objects have been considered since the second half of the 20th century. It summarizes an ongoing research project along with questions and hypothesis that will be veritfied in the near future.
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Geographic: Japan
Significance: Art, Cultural, Historical
Kite Type: Bowed, Figure, Flat