MJ Maccardini (trailerfullofpix)'s photos with the keyword: textiles

During World War II, non-naturalized Italian men over the age of 16 in Britain were held in internment camps. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

An oriundo (plural oriundi) is an Italian, or person of Italian descent, living outside Italy. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

"Many Italians felt despised in the U.K., and Mussolini gave them a sense of identity and belonging as Italians abroad." One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

The artist's grandfather Guseppe delivered ice from a horse-drawn cart. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

15 million Italians left Italy permanently between 1890 and 1980. There are no 80 million Italian descendants living outside Italy. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

Photo of the artist's grandmother on the nightgown that she brought with her to the UK from Italy. One of the pieces in the exhibition Belonging by Susan Aldworth, in which she explores the immigration of her grandparents from Italy to London in the 1920. More info here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/belongings-exhibition

She designed moquette for TfL and postage stamps commemorating Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953. The plaque is one of the most recent (2022) to honor a woman for her achievements. Thornhill Road, Barnsbury www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/enid-marx

Losing the Compass, an exhibition of textiles at the White Cube, Mason's Yard. More info here: whitecube.com/exhibitions/losing_the_compass_masons_yard_2015

Losing the Compass, an exhibition of textiles at the White Cube, Mason's Yard. Some of the quilts are by the quilters of Gee's Bend. More info here: whitecube.com/exhibitions/losing_the_compass_masons_yard_2015

One of the few remaining textile merchants in Spitalfields.