I dedicate this podcast episode to Church of the Good Shepherd congregant and board member…
Category: BOOK PROJECT: Women and the Visual Arts in 19th century Hartford, CT
My upcoming book will juxtapose works of fine art and utilitarian objects or decorative art as a way to “meet” women of privilege like Elizabeth Colt (1826 – 1905), an important patron of the arts, and the more “ordinary” middle-class women whose creative expressions were often limited to the feminine arts such as needlepoint, quilting, and ceramics.
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Please check out ongoing podcast episodes and blog posts for insights and excerpts of the manuscript.
The lithographic print was the medium through which depictions of contemporary life were made accessible…
The Connecticut Historical Society explores the “history, culture, and craft of quilt-making in Connecticut,” in…