Engage in visual compositions by 19th century Miranda Robinson and contemporary Elaine Reichek, who employ polychrome fibers and a needle, an assemblage of color, line and iconography in the embroidered work, Sampler.
Image Credit: Whitney Museum of American Art
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Image Credit: Shoelwer, Susan. “Connecticut Needlework: Women, Art and Family, 1740-1840.”
Publisher: Connecticut Historical Society, 2010.
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Learn more about Miranda Robinson and her well-preserved Sampler by visiting the Connecticut Historical Society at www.chs.org and view the prolific work by contemporary artist, Elaine Reichek, including her composition “Sampler (Kruger/Holzer) at www.elainereichek.org.