Burlington, VT — The Fleming Museum of Art at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ presents About Place: Quilts from Vermont Museums, on view from September 10 through December 6, 2024.
About Place brings together a compelling array of historical and contemporary quilts from the Fleming's collections, along with loans from the Shelburne Museum and Middlebury College Museum of Art. From Bertha E. Ames' dazzling One-Patch Diamond Quilt to the Women of ¶¶Òõ̽̽'s collaborative ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Bicentennial Quilt, each work shows how fabric and stitches can be used to engage with a sense of place. For example, living connection to place and community find expression in Peggie L. Hartwell's exquisite narrative quilt Story Teller, and in the bold and distinctive patterns of an Appliqué and Pieced Star Quilt made by an artist from the Grand Traverse Tribe of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
Another exhibition highlight is from Anna Von Mertens' series As the Stars Go By, which maps the position of stars over sites and moments of American history. Von Mertens' quilt December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper in the Final Hour before Dawn offers a time-elapsed view of the celestial sphere before the massacre at Wounded Knee, inviting viewers to reflect on this shared history and consider the perspective of the stars who witnessed it.
Bertha E. Ames (United States, b. 1875) One-Patch Diamond Quilt, early 20th c. Silk, cotton. Martha Caldwell Collection. 1993.21.5.Caption
This exhibition was organized in complement to Handstitched Worlds: A Cartography of Quilts, also on view this fall, by Kristan M. Hanson, PhD, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, for the Fleming Museum of Art.
Fleming Museum of Art
¶¶Òõ̽̽'s Fleming Museum of Art has brought world-class art to ¶¶Òõ̽̽ and the heart of Burlington since 1931. With over 24,000 works (and growing) within its collections, the Museum serves as an extension of the classroom that centers interdisciplinary inquiry and study. Each year, thousands of students, faculty, and visitors from across the globe explore the galleries, engage with new exhibitions, and enjoy a range of community events. Learn more at .
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