New Directions / Historical Forms

Event date, time, and location

April 13, 2014
2:00–3:00PM
316 Simons Gallery

Event description

Renowned quilt historian and honorary curator of quilts Barbara Brackman leads a discussion of the traditional needlework techniques behind the non-traditional quilts on view in Personal Geometry. Discover global influences from Japanese patchwork to English stumpwork through antique pieces from Brackman's own collection and the Museum’s holdings.

Co-sponsor: Spencer Museum of Art