12 août 2009
"A Lady Found a Culture in its Cloth: Barack Obama's Mother and Indonesian Batiks" @ The Textile Museum
Sarong (lower body wrapper) Java, North Coast. Ann Dunham Collection No. 17A
WASHINGTON, DC.- For two weeks only this summer, batik patterned textiles from the collection of Ann Dunham, President Obama’s mother, will be on view at The Textile Museum. This marks the final stop in a national tour of the exhibition A Lady Found a Culture in its Cloth: Barack Obama’s Mother and Indonesian Batiks. Washingtonians and visitors to the nation’s capital will not want to miss this unique look at the Obama family and the Southeast Asian... [Lire la suite]