Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women Lecture with Janneken Smucker
Thursday, May 23, 6:30 p.m. 

Join Pattern and Paradox contributor and cultural historian Janneken Smucker for insights into the history of Amish quilts and the works featured in SAAM’s exhibition, Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women, that were donated to SAAM by Faith and Stephen Brown. Smucker traces the journey of quilts from Amish homes to SAAM, revealing the ways the quilts’ limitless colors and patterns delight the eye and intrigue the mind. She also will discuss the significance behind the prolific creative time period in quilt making, from 1880 to 1950.

Leslie Umberger, curator of folk and self-taught art at SAAM, will introduce Smucker, professor of history at West Chester University and former SAAM fellow.

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