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Archive: 2011 (11 Posts)

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Recent Acquisition: Marilyn Church’s Courtroom Drawings

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

The tools of her trade are simple: colored pencils, crayons, pens, and paper. Yet, armed with just these tools artist Marilyn Church  has brought to life some of the most dramatic moments in high-profile courtroom trials during the past 36 years.  Her work has covered such well-known people as Martha Stewart, J.K. Rowling, Bernard L. Madoff, Jacqueline Onassis, the men …

Smiling woman dressed in outdoor winter clothes holds a large, old-style camera

Caught Our Eyes: Sisters Who Weave

Posted by: Jeff Bridgers

On September 26, 1859, sisters Lucretia Electa and Louisa Ellen Crossett stood before photographer Alfred Hall to have their portrait taken together in Lawrence, Massachusetts. I like to think of them as mill workers participating in the expanding American Industrial Revolution. The sisters, dressed in identical aprons, blouses, and simple jewelry, are both holding weaving …