From: "Pfotenhauer, Emily K - WHS" <Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 10:41:58 -0600 Subject: Handmade Meaning exhibit features local history collections Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B3501E8EF01286A@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
The exhibition "Handmade Meaning: The Value of Craft in Victorian and Conte
mporary Culture" opens Friday December 17 in the James Watrous Gallery (3rd
floor of the Overture Center, downtown Madison). This exhibit explores the
relationship between late 19th and early 20th century fancywork created by
Wisconsin women, objects made by people active in the current DIY craft mo
vement, and work by contemporary Wisconsin artists who use historic handicr
aft techniques and materials.
The exhibit features quilts, embroidery, hair wreaths, lace, china painting
, and other objects generously loaned by historical societies and museums a
cross the state:
Brown County Historical Society
Chippewa Valley Museum
Dodge County Historical Society
Marathon County Historical Society
Mayville Historical Society
Milwaukee County Historical Society
Mt. Horeb Area Historical Society
Oconto County Historical Society
Oneida Nation Museum
Rock County Historical Society
Visit http://handmademeaning.wordpress.com for more info.
Emily Pfotenhauer
Project Coordinator, Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street Room 229
Madison, WI 53706
608-264-6526
emily.pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/decorativearts
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