Folks interested in textile history should enjoy the exhibit “Stitching the Revolution: Quilts as Agents of Change,” on display at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, through August 25.
Quilting is traditionally confined to the domestic sphere and often relegated to the status of craft or minor art, but this exhibition explores the practice as an avenue for expressing potent beliefs and creating meaningful change. Tracing the history of quilts as a medium for communicating revolutionary ideas, it pairs historic and contemporary quilts spanning over 200 years. On display are approximately 30 quilts from the Mattatuck Museum’s collection plus loans from New England institutions and contemporary artists.
You can learn more about “Stitching the Revolution,” curated by Keffie Feldman, at this webpage. The exhibit catalogue, available for free in the gallery, includes an essay by longtime Dublin Semianr friend Lynne Z. Bassett about the development of American quilts as powerful expressions of emotion, politics, culture, and more.
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