Pamela Vinci Biography (Retired)

Pamela Vinci

Pamela Vinci

Retired Instructor and Museum Curator
107A Human Ecology Building
prabala@lsu.edu

Areas of Expertise

Historic Costume & Textiles

Education

MS, Home Economics – 51Âț»­, 1986

Textile Museum

Mrs. Vinci has retired from her role as curator for our museum collection. She remains active with the museum as a volunteer. The museum was recently renovated and is housed in the 100 Suite of the Human Ecology Building.

LSU Textile & Costume Museum

Research Interests

  • 19th and 20th Century Louisiana dress
  • Louisiana Acadian textiles and the Acadian Handicraft Project
  • 20th Century American dress, including fad fashions, women’s aprons, and t-shirts
  • 20th American college student dress
  • Early 20th Century Lingerie Day Dresses

Grants

2018: Louisiana Board of Regents Traditional Enhancement Support Fund:  Exhibition Gallery Enhancement for the Textile Arts.  Principal Investigator with Jenna T. Kuttruff and Casey Stannard.  $110,000.

2011: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities:  Dressed for Eternity: Mid-Nineteenth Century Burial Dress in Louisiana.  Funding for an exhibition in the LSU Textile & Costume Museum.  With Jenna T. Kuttruff.  $2500.

2005: Louisiana Board of Regents Traditional Enhancement Support Fund:  Archival Storage and On-Line Collection Access for Instruction and Public Outreach at the LSU Textile and Costume Museum.  With Jenna T. Kuttruff.  $53,311.

2005: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities: Converting Commodity Bags:  Recycling Circa 1940.  Funding for an exhibition in the LSU Textile & Costume Museum.  $2500.

1999:  Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities:  Giving The Cajuns A Lift:  The Acadian Handicraft Project, 1942-1962.  Funding for an exhibition in the LSU Textile & Costume Museum.  $2500.

1998: Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities: Joyful Improvisations: The Quilts of Anna Williams.  Funding for an exhibition in the LSU Textile & Costume Museum.  $2500.

1991: Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund Enhancement Program:  Conservation, Storage and Exhibition Systems for the Historic Textile & Costume Collection.  With Jenna T. Kuttruff and Bonnie D. Belleau.  $116,000.

Courses Taught

  • TAM 3030 Field Study in Textiles, Apparel and Retailing
  • TAM 4047 Internship in Textiles, Apparel and Merchandising

Publications

“Each One a Unique Creation.”  Essay in “Mending For Memory:  Sewing in Louisiana Essays, Stories, and Poems.  Lee Meitzen Grue and Susan Tucker, editors. New Orleans:  New Laurel Review Press.

“Common Thread.” LSU Alumni Magazine Winter 2010.  Baton Rouge:  LSU Alumni Association.

“Wears Well--&Not Easily Soiled”, “Talking Through My Hats”, “La Connection Francaise”, and “American Time.” Essays in Treasures of LSU. Ed. Laura Lindsay, Baton Rouge, LSU Press.

‘Each One. . . A Unique Creation: Handsewn Infants’ and Children’s Garments in Louisiana.’ With Jeannie Downs Baumeister.  Louisiana Agriculture, Spring 1998, Volume 41, Number 2.

Museum Exhibitions

Lingerie Redefined:  Iconic Yet Overlooked Everyday Fashions 1900s-1920s. With Dina Smith. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  January 2016 – Fall 2017.

Hemline@LSU: Students Promoting Fashion and Philanthropy. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  June 2014 – October 2014.

Knot Just Beads: Works by Bead/Fiber Artist Jane Olson-Phillips. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. January 26 – March 25, 2014.

In the Couture Tradition: The Gowns of Suzanne Perron. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 2013 – January 2014.

Paris and New York: A Tale of Two Fashion Cities. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. May 2013-September 2013.

Paris and New York: A Tale of Two Fashion Cities. At the LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. May 2012 – July 2012.

The French Connection: LSU, 1936: An Exhibition of LSU French House Pottery. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 2012 – May 2013.

Christian Dior’s New Look: From Paris To New York To Baton Rouge.  At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  March 2010 – May 2011. 

Converting Commodity Bags:  Recycling Circa 1940. With Jennifer Banning. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 2005 – July 2006. Authored exhibit catalog with Jennifer Banning.

Preserving One Family’s Treasures:  The Louisiana Purchase Years and Beyond. At the LSU Textile & Costume Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. November 2003 – February 2004.