Cultural Redress - exhibition

Bring your class!

Reserve now for a free tour of the Queens Library Gallery’s fall exhibit:

Cultural Redress:
Reinterpreting Fashions from the Index of American Design
September 7, 2006 – January 14, 2007

Cultural Redress features watercolor renderings of 18th and 19th century American costume next to the contemporary artworks they have inspired. The watercolor renderings on view in this exhibition were created under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration’s Index of American Design, and are a part of the Queens Library’s permanent collection. Learn more about fashion, contemporary art, and American history and culture!

Use this exhibition to generate classroom discussion regarding:

- American history
-Visual art and culture

School group visits consist of a group discussion of the works on view and related craft activity. For more information, or to schedule a free guided tour for your group please call (718) 990-8665.

Reservation slots are available Tuesday – Thursday from September 19, 2006 – January 11, 2007 in the morning or afternoon. Please contact the Gallery to schedule a visit at least two weeks in advance of your preferred date.

Admission is free, all ages welcome.

Queens Library Gallery
89-11 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, NY 11432
T. 718-990-8665 | F. 718-291-8936
www.queenslibrary.org/gallery

Dress of about 1750
Ruggiero Pierotti (dates unknown)
New York, NY; circa 1937
Watercolor on paper, 9 x 11 ½”
Original garment courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Collection of the Queens Library on long term loan from the U.S. General Services Administration

This exhibition has been sponsored in part by the American Express Company and The Bay and Paul Foundations. Additional funding for our public programs has been made possible by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funding from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.