Textile Art Documentation Photography

San Francisco Bay Area Photographer Marty Kelly excels at textile art documentation photography for weavers, embroiderers, art collectors, museums, galleries and publications.

Critical textile documentation, from preparation, through high resolution photography and a fully color managed image processing workflow, for faithful reproduction of contemporary, antique, and ethnographic textiles and fiber art.

Among the textile art clients featured… Thomas Murray Tribal Arts, Lucy Childs, Ruth Laskey
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Product Photography | Artwork Documentation | Jewelry Photography | Food Photography

marty@martykelly.com 1300 66th Sreet. Emeryville, CA 94608 510.601.7881
Warrior's Ceremonial Headdress. Sumatra, 19th c. Thomas Murray Collection
Warrior's Ceremonial Headdress. Cotton, animal hair shells, glass beads. Solor, Sumatra, 19th c. Thomas Murray Collection
Detail, Cotton Batik. Resist Dyed.
Detail, Cotton Batik. Resist Dyed. Don Breyer Collection
Ainu Robe. Late 19th c. Japan, or Siberia Thomas Murray Collection
Ainu Robe. Elm bark fiber, cotton, trade cloth, silk tassels, shells, metal ornaments, Late 19th c. Japan, or Siberia Thomas Murray Collection
Woman's Dance Apron. West Papua, Early 20th c.
Woman's Dance Apron. Glass beads, cotton, vegetal fiber, West Papua, Early 20th c. Thomas Murray Collection
Quilt f-12. 72 in x 96 in. Part of a Series by Jen Bervin
Quilt f-12. 72 in x 96 in. Part of a Series by Jen Bervin
Sites Royal Pacajes Tunic. Bolivia, Late 16th c.
Sites Royal Pacajes Tunic. Bolivia, Late 16th c. Burkhard von Rabenau Collection
Oakland 2022 Days of Change Quilt
Oakland 2022 Days of Change Quilt. Vicki Edge
Amish Quilt Detail
Amish Quilt Detail
Wetlands Quilt by Nancy Gorton
Wetlands Quilt by Nancy Gorton
Edges and Borders Hand Embroidery by Lucy Childs
Edges and Borders Hand Embroidery by Lucy Childs
Detail of Pichhavai with Beautiful Gopis. India, 1800-1825.
Detail of Pichhavai with Beautiful Gopis. Cotton, gold, painted, stamped mordant, resist dyed, India, 1800-1825. Thomas Murray Collection
Ceremonial Garment. Bark Cloth, Pigments, Borneo, 19th c.
Ceremonial Garment. Bark Cloth, Pigments, Borneo, 19th c. Thomas Murray Collection
Tampan Ritual Cloth. Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th c.
Tampan Ritual Cloth. Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th c. Cotton, supplementary weft. Thomas Murray Collection
Mary Frye Poem Embroidery Book. LUCY CHILDS BOOK ARTS
Mary Frye Poem Embroidery Book. University of Miami Library Special Collections. Lucy Childs Book Arts
Twill Series Weaving. Verdigris/Chartreuse.
Twill Series Weaving. Verdigris/Chartreuse, 2020. Ruth Laskey
Twill Series (Aggregate 3) Weaving.
Detail of Twill Series (Aggregate 3) Weaving. 2020. Ruth Laskey
Woman's Ceremonial Skirt. Warp ikat with silk embroidery.
Detail of Woman's Ceremonial Skirt. Warp ikat with silk embroidery, Lampung, Indonesia 15-16th c. Thomas Murray Collection
Photography by Marty Kelly
Beaded Ornament
Detail, Cotton Batik. Resist Dyed.
Detail, Cotton Batik. Resist Dyed. Don Breyer Collection
Sites Royal Pacajes Tunic. Bolivia, Late 16th c.
Sites Royal Pacajes Tunic. Bolivia, Late 16th c. Burkhard von Rabenau Collection
Antique Rug. Peter Pap Collection
Antique Rug. Peter Pap Collection
Turkish Rug. John Khayami
Turkish Rug. John Khayami
Tibetan Rug. Tom Murray Collection
Tibetan Rug. Tom Murray Collection
Tibetan Rug. Thomas Murray Collection
Tibetan Rug. Thomas Murray Collection