ARTIST CONVERSATION: Stitched Stories: An Historic Quilt and a Contemporary Perspective
Schedule
Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
600 Main Street, Hartford, CT, United States, Connecticut 06103 | Hartford, CT
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Artist Peter Albano and Ned Lazaro, Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles, discuss the Wadsworth’s rare 17th-century silk wholecloth quilt, currently on view in the American decorative arts gallery, alongside two contemporary quilted and appliquéd works by Albano. Explore issues of gender, the human psyche, and textile production across four hundred years of quilt making.Free with admission. Registration encouraged. Meet outside the Museum Shop.
Presented with support from the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Fund at The Wadsworth.
Paco Winebox, Shanty of the Merpus, 2022. Polychrome quilted and appliquéd cotton and synthetic fabrics. Courtesy of the artist.
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