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Join us on Saturday, May 18, for a free lecture by
Mary W. Kerr!
Quilt collector, historian, teacher, and author Mary W. Kerr will present a free lecture on Saturday, May 18 at 3 pm on the current “Southern Charm” exhibit and her new book, Southern Quilts: Celebrating Traditions, History, and Designs (Schiffer).
These 25 antique quilts in the exhibit are chiefly from the Kerr’s collection. And the book features quilts from 17 Southern institutions and 50 private collectors. “Kerr’s book celebrates this distinctive regional style, from delightful southern florals to intricately pieced beauties,” says Museum Curator Dr. Sandra Sider.
See how the south’s quilting traditions developed among all socioeconomic levels, and in people from the African-American, Scots-Irish, and German communities.
“I love all things old and cherished; a deep faith, family relationships, good friends, old papers, vintage textiles. I get my energy by taking pieces and scraps from yesterday and making them into new works of art,” Kerr says on her website. “I am truly blessed to be able to work with other quilters and historians in my appraisal practice. I am allowed to play with the vintage quilts and investigate the family stories.”
Museum admission will be free
beginning at 2 pm.
This exhibit is partially sponsored by
Gene Reynolds & Associates.
Mary W. Kerr
Southern Quilts: Celebrating Traditions, History, and Designs (Schiffer)
Wagon Wheels (70” x 82”), artist unknown; design source DL Miller.
From the exhibit “Southern Charm.”
Compass Star (71” x 92”), c. 1870, artist unknown.
From the exhibit “Southern Charm.”
Visitor of the Day
May 12, 2019
These Museumgoers are from the Chinese Senior Association of Houston. They are sitting in front of Danny Amazonas quilts in his "A Walk on the Wild Side" exhibit.
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