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The extensive exhibition which showcases various forms of textile and cotton fabric from 18th- 20th centuries and costumes from the 19th- early 20th  centuries has been supported greatly by the Museum of Ivanovo Printed Cotton and oldest Moscow printing enterprise, OAO Trekhgornaya Manufactory.  The exhibition looks at the independent artistic movements related to cotton printing and manufacturing that were present in the historical development of this period.  The printed cotton industry emerged in the late 18th century and was closely associated to hand block printing led to rapid development of the artform and allowed for major cotton printing factories to emerge and produce for a mass consumer market; much of the inexpensive and high quality textiles travelling to countries in the East, where they competed with Western European producers and Great Britain.  In many ways, the success of the Russian printed textile was associated with original, unique designs…many of which were seen in the production period of the 1920’s and 1930’s, when works of propaganda art following the spirit of their time, rejected a certain traditional approach and introduced new aesthetics and content in textile ornamentation.