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Current Exhibit in the Porcella Gallery at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.
Honoring the Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement: Patricia A. Montgomery
September 5 - October 14, 2018
Patricia A. Montgomery's swing coats illustrate African America women's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Each coat represents one unsung heroine such as Ella Josephine Baker, who mentored young civil rights leaders, or Claudette Colvin, a teenager who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama nine months before Rosa Parks’ arrest.
The combination of African American quilting traditions, digital images, pastel drawings and thread work are designed into a wearable object, detailing the stories of the Civil Rights Movement heroines.
(photo: (Daisy Bates) The Mentor, 2015 Quilted swing coat)
Anna and G On The Road have been on the move looking for interesting places and shops along the way...with Enzo also! As we left the Kite Festival in Long Beach, Washington and headed down to Sauvie Island for some quiet time, I researched if there was anything interesting along the way. Having a smart phone/iPad makes hunting for quilt stops as we travel so much easier! Thus, we discovered Halloween Town or as the US Map calls it St. Helens, Oregon. St. Helen's is a Columbia River Town which was a stop on the Lewis & Clark Expedition. It was so named for its view of the active Volcano St. Helen's. But, its current claim to fame is as a movie backdrop for "Halloweentown" a 1998 Disney film featuring the late Debbie Reynold's and the Twilight Series (Bella's house is in town). The town of St. Helen's has embraced its reputation as a place where one can enjoy the spirit of Halloween with a month long celebration!
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