Tucson, AZ, October 21-- Whoever thought Navajo weaving was just some method to produce rugs should maybe think twice. It is artwork that reflects pieces of the weaver's life, just as a painting does.

Before moving uptown to what is now the Garment District, the epicentre of New York’s booming clothing industry was the Lower East Side. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, hundreds of thousands of ...