American Needlepoint Guild

Gateway Chapter - St. Louis, MO


Needlework/Fiberarts

Related Exhibits in the St. Louis Area

 

St. Louis Art Museum, One Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, Telephone 314/721-0072

Through May 26, 2008: Great Exhibition Gallery -- Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection
Features approximately 50 outstanding objects from the superb collection of the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. Ranging in date from the 1700s to 1850, these works of art were selected for their remarkable beauty as well as for the information they provide about material culture in the first decades of the American republic.

Through June 1, 2008: Gallery 100 -- Missouri Made Quilts, 1850-1940;
Featuring nine quilts made in Missouri, this beautiful exhibition complements Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection. Missouri Made Quilts focuses on work created from the mid-19th century through the first revival of quilt making in the early 20th, and it shows the continuing influences of technology.

Through June 6, 2008: Gallery 100 -- Stitch in Time
The nine works on view in A Stitch in Time depict women who are engaged in various facets of needlework, such as knitting, sewing, and embroidering. These artworks from the Museum's collection demonstrate a pronounced interest in the production of handmade crafts during the mid-19th century's rise of industrial manufacturing in Europe and America.



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