Kathleen A. Staples

Kathleen A. Staples is a textile historian and curator specializing in the cultural and technical histories of fabrics and embroidery in early-modern England and colonial America. She has served as curator or historical advisor for exhibitions at The Textile Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, the show more Charleston Museum, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Staples holds a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Texas, Austin. Madelyn Shaw is a curator and historian specializing in the exploration of American history and culture through textiles and dress. She has held curatorial and administrative positions at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum, The Textile Museum, and the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). show less