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The Oldham County Historical Society 106 North Second Avenue |
For more information contact the Oldham County History Center 502-222-0826
“Women's Work” (The museum will be open on Sunday for this special exhibit) Kentucky quilt artist Rebekka Seigel created 12 quilts that detailed the lives of inspiring American women of the 20th Century. Using a paper doll theme, the quilts reflect the garments worn by these women for seminal moments in their lives. These women's stories are told in a unique manner through the garments they wore for defining moments in their lives or as a means of expressing who they are. The quilts invite interaction because they can be manipulated just like the paper dolls. The garments are tiny quilts themselves, attached to the main quilt, and can be manipulated to dress the doll. The women who are represented in the quilts are: Ella Fitzgerald, Jean Ritchie, Rachael Carson, Mildred Babe Didrickson, Martha Graham, Eleanor Roosevelt, Louise nevelson, Lucille Ball, Rachael Carson, Barbara Jordan, Margaret Meade, Lucy Martin Lewis, Pearl S. Buck and Maya Angelou. There will be a special lunch with Rebekka on Saturday, October 27 at Noon, $10 per person, reservations only: 502-222-0826. There will also be an admission charge for the quilt exhibit: $5 public/$3 for members. The quilts will be displayed in the Rob Morris Chapel Educational Building. |
Oldham County History Center |