Photograph included with student application. Courtesy of Western Regional Archives
Photograph of textile work by Zhitlowsky. Photo by Claude Stoller. Courtesy of Western Regional Archives.
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Eva Carina Zhitlowsky studied weaving and textile design at the college for the 1940-1941 school year. She noted in her application that she was interested in writing and theater work, and to learn as much French as possible. She excelled in her weaving classes and many of her works were used in publications sharing about the weaving program at Black Mountain.
Alternative Names: "Eve" and Eva/ Eve Milton
Asheville Art Museum Collection
Writings about Eva can be seen in digitized college bulletins on Asheville Art Museum's collection website: collection.ashevilleart.org. They can be found by searching these accession numbers:
2017.40.353 Image of "Experiment for Drapery Material" shared in an article about handweaving at Black Mountain College. She is also listed in a playbill for costume work on Le Medecin Malgre Luil (The Physician in Spite of Himself) by Moliere, 2017.40.274
Black Mountain College Project
Mary Emma Harris interviewed Eva in 1998 and the transcript is available from Appalachian State University under The Mary Emma Harris and Black Mountain College Project, Inc. Oral History collection.
Topics: Problems with health care system – hearing about BMC and mother’s work in progressive education – family background – Hessian Hills school – first trip by trainto BMC – Dick Andrews and narrow guage railways – general curriculum – Fred Mangold as advisor and personality – Anni Albers weaving class – construction of Studies Building – close community relationships at BMC – Erwin Straus conflict – discussion of college integration – Emil Willimetz – student teaching in mountain school – mountain hiking – work program – Frances Goldman – Highlander Folk School – post-BMC professional work – BMC community in New York – family and political life
Courses Taken
Course card Fall 1939-1940: Psychological Problems with Straus, Survey of FrenchLiterature with Mangold, Shakespeare with Kurtz, Introductory Weaving with A. Albers.
Course card Spring 1939-1940: Psychological Problems with Straus, Introductory Surveyof French Literature with Mangold, Introductory Weaving with A. Albers, PlayProduction with Wunsch, Shop.
Course card Fall 1940-1941: Advanced Weaving with Page, Contemporary Architecture and Architecture Drawing with Kocher, Psychology of the Human World with Straus, Introductory Economics with Gothe, and International Relations with Babcock.
Course card Spring 1940-1941: Drawing with Reed, Contemporary Architecture with Kocher, Contemporary Architecture Drawing with Kocker, Werklehre with Reed,Psychology of the Human World with Straus, Advanced Weaving with Anni Albers,Chorus with Jalowetz.
Course card Fall 1941-1942: Advanced Weaving with Anni Albers, Drawing I and II with J. Albers, Color I with J. Albers, Werklehre with J. Albers, Women’s A Cappella Chorus with Jalowetz, Plastics Workshop with Gregory, Discussion of Art Studies with Albers, Tutorial in Art History with Boyden.
Course Card Spring 1941-1942: Drawing I and II with J. Albers, Color and Werklehre with J. Albers, AdvancedWeaving with A. Albers, Discussion of Art Studies with Albers, A Cappella Chorus with Jalowetz, Art History Tutorial with Boyden
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