Workt by Hand

This just came in from our travelling correspondent, Liz McElhinny: I was in Washington DC early in March for a conference and had the opportunity to explore the National Museum of Women in the Arts.  The museum is in a beautiful historic Renaissance Revival building-a former Masonic Temple.  It has three floors that showcase a permanent collection of works of women artists from the past and present.  The mezzanine has a restaurant that is open for lunch.  It is located in downtown DC. The exhibit that caught my attention was “Workt by Hand”: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts.  It is a collection of quilts organized byRead More →