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Vibrant molas from Panamá on view now at Cleveland Museum of Art

By Chadd ScottJanuary 21, 2021March 5, 20210 Comments

Bullwinkle J. Moose Mola Panel , c. 1960s. Republic of Panamá, Guna y a l a Comarca, Guna people, Gardi islands. Cotton; reverse appliqué, appliqué, embroidery; 38 x 47 cm. Denison Univ ersity, Denison Museum, Gift of Dr. Clyde Keeler, 1972.328. © Denison Museum, Denison University.

Molas from Panamá serve as a cultural marker, demonstrating the role women artists play in the construction of social identity.

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Quilts as Art – a Radical Tradition

By Chadd ScottSeptember 24, 2020March 16, 20210 Comments

Judy Chicago, International Honor Quilt (IHQ), initiated by Judy Chicago in 1980, Created in response to The Dinner Party. Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville. Image Credit: © 2020 Judy Chicago / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

As nostalgic symbols of the American past, quilts have been viewed as antidotes to upheaval during times of change. Quilts as art? Not at all.

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By Chadd Scott