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Gayle Strege
Campbell Hall 175
(614) 292-0664
gstrege@ehe.osu.edu
Curator, OSU Historic Costume & Textiles Collection
View Gayle Strege's curriculum vitae.
B.A. Fashion Design, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee WI
M.A. Museum Studies: Historic Costume, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York NY
Previous to attending graduate school at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology, Ms. Strege had an eight year career in theatrical costuming. Upon graduation, she took a position with the Chicago Historical Society's Hope B. McCormick Costume Center. She worked there as Curatorial Assistant and Collections Manager for four years before joining Ohio State's Consumer Sciences Dept in 1996.
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Curator, Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, 1996-present
Manage all aspects of 8,000+ artifact collection, including administration, fundraising, exhibition prep, collections management, grant writing, and supervision of graduate and undergraduate workers.
THE AMERICAN TEXTILE HISTORY MUSEUM, LOWELL, MA
Consultant, 1996
Develop prototype mounts for permanent exhibition of historic men’s and women’s garments ranging in date from 1760-1905.
THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Assistant to the Curator, 1994-5
Process donations, expedite research requests, supervise graduate fellow, interns and volunteers
Curatorial Assistant, 1991-4
Collections management, textile conservation, exhibition research and installation
HELENE VON ROSENSTEIL, INC.
Conservation Technician, 1991
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST
Costume Shop Manager, Dept of Theatre 1986-8
FREELANCE COSTUME DESIGNER/PATTERNMAKER, 4/85 - 7/86
MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER
Costume Technician, 8/82 - 4/85
Strege, Gayle. Capital Fashion 1851-1965, exhibition brochure. The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, 2003.
Strege, Gayle. “Characters in Fashion” in Dressing the Part, On and Off the Stage, exhibition catalog. The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, 2002.
Strege, Gayle. “American Fashion-Ready to Wear” in Fashion American Style 1900-1999, exhibition catalog. The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, 2001.
Strege, Gayle. “Minna M. Schmidt, Costumologist.” in Women Building Chicago 1790-1990: A Biographical Dictionary by Rima Lunin Schultz ed. and Adele Hast ed. Indiana University Press, 2001.
Strege, Gayle. The Art of Selling, exhibition brochure, The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, April 9 - September 4, 1999.
Strege, Gayle. Scaasi: The Joy of Dressing Up, exhibition brochure, The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, October 8, 1998 - February 27, 1999.
Strege, Gayle. Wedding Traditions, exhibition guide, The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, January 10-April 11, 1998.
Strege, Gayle. “Historicism in Fashionable Dress,” in Fashioning the Future: Our Future from Our Past, exhibition catalog. The Ohio State University Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, 1996.
Responsible for directing the operations of the Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, including fundraising, collections care, acquisitions, cataloging, classroom use, and exhibition development.
2004
Hat Judge for City of Hope Stargazer Luncheon, Sept 22
The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Presentation for Bishop Waterson Mothers Group, Sept 1
Southeast Asian Weaving Traditions, Presentation for Columbus Museum of Art, July 25
History of Hats in Fashion, Presentation at two Teas for German Village Haus und Garten Tour, June 27
History of Hats in Fashion, Presentation at New Hope Reformed Church Mother/Daughter Tea, May 1
Southeast Asian Textiles, Kent State University History of Textiles Class, March 25
The Historic Costume & Textiles Collection, Delta Kappa Gamma, February 21
Capital Fashion 1851-1965, Agudas Achim Synagogue, January 11
2003
Hat Judge for City of Hope Stargazer Luncheon, Sept 17
Keeping your Heirloom Textiles Healthy.” Girl Scouts Council, April 26
“Fashioning American Style.” Presentation given to community and Friends group, March, 2002
“Collecting Costume.” Presentation given to the Chicago Historical Society Fashion Board January 2000
“Aspects of Civil War-Era Clothing.” Informal lecture for seniors on Civil War-era costume through Elderhostel program, at the Chicago Historical Society, July 1994.
“Your Home Museum: Caring for your Clothing and Textile Heirlooms.” Co-conducted workshop on archival storage of textiles for program offered to members of the Chicago Historical Society, December 1993.
2004
The Ohio State University Dept of History, Ohio Bicentennial Legacy Award, $7500.
Ohio Arts Council, Design Arts Grant-Body and Form Exhibition, $6208
2003
Ohio Arts Council, Design Arts Grant-Historic Costume Collection Website, $11,567.
2002
Ohio Arts Council, Design Arts Grant-Dressing the Part, $6,341
2001
National Endowment for the Humanities, Preservation Assistance Grant, $4408.
Ohio Arts Council, Design Arts Grant for Fashion American Style, $12,467.
2000
American Association of Museums/Institute of Museum and Library Services,
Conservation Assessment Program Grant, $6030.
1997 American Association of Museums/Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museum Assessment Program Grant, $1775.
1996 Ohio Humanities Council mini grant, $1676.
CORPORATE/INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING
2003 Kaufmann’s A Division of the May Co., $2,000
The Fashion Group International-Columbus Chapter, $1,000
2002 Ed Potter Mercedes Benz, $3,000
2001 Ed Potter Mercedes Benz, $4,000
Mannequin Makeover event, $14,000
1998 Ed Potter Mercedes Benz, $3,000
Dryel, A Division of Procter $ Gamble, $20,000 (Scaasi event)
The Limited Brands Inc, $3,000
1996 Geraldine Schottenstein Hoffman, $5,000
August-September 2002 Thailand
Textile Study tour of sericulture and weaving practices of cultural groups of northern and northeastern Thailand as well as cottage-industry factories.
May-June 1995 Hawaii International Program-Indonesia
A one-month study program on the international apparel and textile industry with an emphasis on the cultural, historical, political, and geographic framework of Indonesia with its increasing profile in the import/export arena. The program included visits to modern as well as traditional cottage-industry apparel and textile manufacturers, designers, department stores and traditional marketplaces.
“Capital Fashion 1851-1965” Paper presented at Costume Society of America Region III annual meeting, Cincinnati, OH, October 2003.
“Merry Hull’s Gloves.” Paper presented at Costume Society of America Region III annual meeting, St. Paul, MN, October 2002.
“Fashioning American Style.” Presentation given to community and Friends group, March 2002.
“Fashioning American Style 1900-1999.” Paper presented at the Costume Society of America Region III annual meeting, East Lansing, MI, October 2001.
“The Daughter of the Regiment: Resurrecting Lizzie Jones.” Paper presented at the Costume Society of America National Symposium, Williamsburg, VA, June 2000.
“The Fashion Window: Popular Art and the Department Store.” Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association of America annual meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 2000.
“Collecting Costume.” Presentation given to the Chicago Historical Society Fashion Board January 2000.
“Museums and Popular Culture: Exhibiting Fashion.” Paper presented at the Popular Culture Association of America annual meeting, Orlando, FL, April 1998.
“Costume Collection Computerization.” Panel Chair, Costume Society of America National Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1997.
“Historicism in Fashionable Dress.” Lecture in series related to exhibition, Fashioning the Future, November 12, 1996.
“Costume and Community: The Historic Costume and Textiles Collection at The Ohio State University.” Paper given with Dr. Patricia A. Cunningham at Costume Society of America Region III/IV Symposium, Cleveland, OH, October 1996.
“Aspects of Civil War-Era Clothing.” Informal lecture for seniors on Civil War-era costume through Elderhostel program, at the Chicago Historical Society, July 1994.
“Your Home Museum: Caring for your Clothing and Textile Heirlooms.” Co-conducted workshop on archival storage of textiles for program offered to members of the Chicago Historical Society, December 1993.
“Reflections of Japan: Japanese Influence on Western Dress.” Paper given at Costume Society of America National Symposium, Seattle, WA, June 1993.
“Geringsing, Bali's Cloth of Mystery.” Paper given at Costume Society of America National Symposium, Seattle, WA, June 1993.
“Beds and Bed Furnishings, 1832-1867.” Presentation on the re-installation of the 19th century beds and bed furnishings of The Old Merchant's House, 29 East 4th Street, New York. Submitted to the curators and graduate students at the Fashion Institute of Technology, May 1991.
Costume Society of America
2004-2007 National Board member
2002-2004 Midwest Region President
2000-2002 Midwest Region Vice President
1997-2000 Midwest Region Board member
Fashion Group International-Columbus
2005 Secretary