Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration with Isabella Rosner, Part 2
21 June 2024 - 31 minsWelcome to part 2 of our conversation with embroidery historian Isabella Rosner who joins us to discuss her recently published book/zine Stitching Freedom: Embroidery and Incarceration which explores the embroidery made in prisons and mental health hospitals through the surviving works of twelve individuals. Each of which stand as a testament to the triumphs and sorrows of the human spirit and a reminder of "what can be created when freedom is out of reach."
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Fashion and the Showgirl, Part II (Dressed Classic)
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