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The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame will display the traveling exhibit "Apron Chronicles: A Patchwork of American Recollections" from January 7th to April 3rd. The exhibit tells the stories of over three dozen men and women through photographs and their recollections of the women in their lives who wore aprons. It explores the people behind the aprons and their meaning through over 100 vintage aprons. Additionally, select restaurants have donated autographed aprons that will be raffled off to raise funds for the museum's education programs.
Aprons release final
- 1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Direct Media Inquiries to: Melissa Rogers MKR Marketing Group, LLC (817) 773-2788 mkrmarketinggroup@gmail.com The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame to Display Apron Chronicles: A Patchwork of American Recollections with Storytelling, Photography and Vintage Fashion Fort Worth, Texas (December 27, 2010) – The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is premiering a traveling exhibit Apron Chronicles: A Patchwork of American Recollections that will be on display January 7 – April 3. This unique exhibit pairs powerful photography with real world stories and sentimental ties to the past in the form of over 100 vintage aprons. The exhibit, which was acquired from The Women’s Museum in Dallas, is told through the emotional stories of more than three-dozen men and women who have unique memories about aprons and the people who wore them. The diverse contributors include a 111-year-old mother and her only child; a Holocaust survivor; a biology professor from Mali, Africa and a preteen and her grandmother. Their stories explore the people behind the aprons and give life to the fabrics and the exhibit. Adding emphasis and history to these stories, the gallery space also features a variety of vintage aprons, hung on clotheslines in the exhibit. Prompted by project writer and apron curator EllynAnne Geisel, the contributors to Apron Chronicles recall the women in their lives who wore aprons and what they represented to their family; an event when an apron was worn; recipes; values and traditions from gentler, less complicated times; the bond between parent and child; survival; friendship; opportunity; challenge; and modern perspective. Portraits in the exhibit were taken by award-winning photographer Kristina Loggia. Loggia’s portraits have been described as preserving the storytellers' images in an environmental style that complements the unadorned honesty of their recollections. Like the oral histories, the portraits' strength is their directness and lack of pretension. Apron Chronicles has been described as “one of the most nostalgic, thought-provoking and generational-friendly exhibitions currently touring America.” In addition, Loggia’s portrait of Ada Florence Ashford, which is included in the exhibit, recently won first prize in “The Best of Photojournalism 2005 (Magazine Portrait and Personality).” “So often we think of aprons as being gender-specific, yet if we look to history, we see that aprons cross gender and class lines,” said Diana Vela, director of exhibits and education. “You find aprons on chuckwagon cooks, on blacksmiths, and on carpenters to cite a few of the traditional male trades that made use of aprons. And - this apron exhibit certainly represents our Museum in that so many of the women we honor crossed so many class and gender barriers themselves – just like the apron itself.” As a complement to this exhibit, select restaurants in the Metroplex have donated aprons autographed by their chefs. On display and up for raffle, aprons from Lonesome Dove, Bonnell’s, Reata, Brownstone, Eddie V’s, Ellerbe and Grace have been donated to raise funds for the Museum’s education programs. The public will be able to purchase raffle tickets for $1 for a single entry; price breaks are available for entries over $20. The drawing for the aprons will be held on April 2 at the Museum. Additionally, the Museum will offer a $1 discount off the price of admission for visitors who wear an apron to the exhibit. -more-
- 2. Page 2/ National Cowgirl Museum Apron Chronicles About the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and celebrates women, past and present, whose lives exemplify the courage, resilience, and independence that helped shape the American West, and fosters an appreciation of the ideals and spirit of self-reliance they inspire. Open Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., admission is $10 for adults ages 13 and up and $8 for children ages 3 to 12 and senior citizens. Group rates and docent tours are available. For more information please call (817) 336-4475 or (800) 476-FAME, or visit www.cowgirl.net. About The Women’s Museum A Smithsonian affiliate The Women’s Museum is the nation’s only comprehensive women’s history museum that chronicles the lives of American women through interactive exhibits. The Women's Museum is supported, in part, by the City of Dallas and the Texas Commission on the Arts. The hours of this exhibition at The Women’s Museum are Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m. (closed Mondays). For additional information, including hours, admission and location, please visit www.thewomensmuseum.org. ###