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In the News
Caron Tabb’s ‘Fabric of Humanity—Repairing My World’ at the Skirball
Jewish Journal | November 23, 2022
Who is American? Skirball exhibition in L.A. answers the question with quilts
Los Angeles Times | November 22, 2022
The more this artist succeeds, the less you’ll know about her
The Forward | November 22, 2022
An American Story: Fabric of Our Nation
CNN | November 22, 2022
Quilting exhibit at Skirball stitches together art, activism
Spectrum News 1 | November 21, 2022
The Jewish Deli: An American Tale Told in Pickles and Pastrami
New York Times | July 18, 2022
Skirball on Twitter
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RT @MarshaPettway: Excited to see my family’s quilt at the @Skirball_LA ! #quiltsofgeesbend #pettway #quilts #legacy https://t.co/mB5tbagYKb
Monday, December 19, 2022
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Join us this Sunday, Dec 18, for the first night of Hanukkah! Walk-ups welcome: https://t.co/npxKNRPECG
Friday, December 16, 2022
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“[Putting together the quilt] felt like I was broadening the sense of humanity. And it felt very, very deeply Jewis… https://t.co/Zh90RUwJo2
Friday, December 2, 2022
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Enjoy this feature on artist Chloë Bass, whose exhibition "Wayfinding" is on view at the Skirball. "...the 38-year… https://t.co/ZR2jS1RuNP
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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RT @karenconstine: Who is American? @Skirball_LA #exhibition in #LosAngeles answers the question with quilts via @latimes #Museums https://t.co/VIcioRuCqu
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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When your family has a special connection to a quilt on view in "Fabric of a Nation" 💛
Special thanks to @rachelpally for sharing this story with us about the "Ellis Island” quilt, which is also part of the Skirball's collection:
"We came to see this special quilt about Ellis Island that my grandmother and a group of her friends made! [The Hamish Amish Quilters of Van Nuys, California.] My grandmother, Anne Becker, was instrumental in putting it together and doing much of the detail work on this quilt. The quilt honors those who came through Ellis Island looking for a better life and to escape wartime Europe. It's so special to be able to see it in person! My grandmother was so special and so talented! This Ellis Island quilt is always on permanent collection at the Skirball but is currently part of this beautiful show about American quilts. If you live in LA, check it out!!!"
The quilt also features photos stitched in of Rachel's great-grandmother Regina, an actress in the Yiddish Theatre, as an adult and as a child with her parents (Rachel's great- great-grandparents). Swipe to see highlights of those photos!
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#Skirball #AtTheSkirball #QuiltArt #FabricOfANation
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“Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories” was originally organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This quilt was a Skirball addition to it.
Special thanks to @rachelpally for sharing this story with us about the "Ellis Island” quilt, which is also part of the Skirball's collection:
"We came to see this special quilt about Ellis Island that my grandmother and a group of her friends made! [The Hamish Amish Quilters of Van Nuys, California.] My grandmother, Anne Becker, was instrumental in putting it together and doing much of the detail work on this quilt. The quilt honors those who came through Ellis Island looking for a better life and to escape wartime Europe. It's so special to be able to see it in person! My grandmother was so special and so talented! This Ellis Island quilt is always on permanent collection at the Skirball but is currently part of this beautiful show about American quilts. If you live in LA, check it out!!!"
The quilt also features photos stitched in of Rachel's great-grandmother Regina, an actress in the Yiddish Theatre, as an adult and as a child with her parents (Rachel's great- great-grandparents). Swipe to see highlights of those photos!
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#Skirball #AtTheSkirball #QuiltArt #FabricOfANation
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“Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories” was originally organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This quilt was a Skirball addition to it.