• Crafting Girlhood: New Exhibit Transforms Schoolgirl Craft to Art

    Crafting Girlhood: New Exhibit Transforms Schoolgirl Craft to Art
    1807 family record by Julia Ann Fitch.
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, William Cullen Bryant Fellows Gifts, 2010, 2010.466. All images are courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum.For generations in the United States, craft has been a traditional activity for girls. Learning how to sew, embroider, and paint has been a multi-use skill, as it acted as a form of self-expression and was a useful tool for maintaining a home and socializing during adulthood. Although not as frequen

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