Galleries 57-59: Thursday December 13, 2013
to Sunday, April 28, 2013
Art Institute of Chicago
111 So Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL
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Showing posts with label AIC. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
textile exhibit
Edited 6/23/2012: Per the AIC Member Magazine (Jul/Aug 2012), pg 6
Fabric of a new Nation: American needlework + Textiles, 1776-1840 reopening after a brief closure.
July 12 thru Mid-November .... Galleries 57-59
Features over 45 bedcovers, coverlets, needlework, printed handkerchiefs, + other household textiles.
Several NANI members enjoyed a
trip to the AIC for the
textile exhibit: Fabric of a New Nation
American Needlework and Textiles.
Photographs from
Fabric of a New Nation
can be seen HERE.
Information on individual textiles in the AIC collection
can be found on the AIC web site under
collections. (i.e. Standish Pocket)
Monday, April 2, 2012
Sign Up - April General Meeting
The sign-up for the Art Institute of Chicago trip
on Saturday April 21st
will continue at the April general meeting.
Check the Newsletter or your e-mail for details.
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Questions? Contact Renee
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Art Institute of Chicago (Trip)
Saturday, April 21, 2012
via
Details in the March/April issue
of Flying Fingers Newsletter
Sign Up: At the March or April Chapter meetings. If 15 or more sign up, tickets will be ordered in advance at $16.00/each. Otherwise, admission $18.00 for adults and $12 for seniors.
Questions? Comments? Please contact Renee R.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Fabric of a New Nation: American Needlework + Textiles, 1776-1840
American Needlework + Textiles: 1776-1840
December 16, 2011 -
May 13, 2012
Galleries 57-59
The exhibition features 45 bedcovers, coverlets, needlework, printed handkerchiefs, and other household textiles from the permanent collection of the Institute's Department of Textiles.
"The exhibition showcases over a dozen samplers and schoolgirl embroideries including a 1791 Mary Balch academy piece by Lucy Potter, a 1791 Marblehead, MA sampler by Polly Bedford, a 1795 Philadelphia whitework piece, and the 1822/1823 Clarissa Emerson sampler featured on the cover of "Samplings", Volume 40 (Fall, 2011). "
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Art Institute of Chicago
111 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60603-6404
M-W 10:30-5
Th 10:30-8
F-Sun 10:30-5:00
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