Dorothy Liebes

Dorothy Liebes was a highly respected textile designer who was one of the first American craftspeople to adapt her hand woven techniques for mass production. She began her career as a painter, but since her paintings resembled textiles she switched. After earning multiple degrees, she worked in Paris with several textile designers. A few years later, she set up a studio, where she began taking commissions for commercial fabrics from architects and businesses. Her career blossomed, and she became known as "America's first lady of the loom."

Education: B.S., San Jose Sate Teachers College, 1919; B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1923; M.A., Columbia University, 1928