Cherokee Basketry: Woven Culture
January 23 – April 17, 2016
traditional and modern design
This exhibition looked at the early basket-making history of the Cherokee, the early-20th-century revival of the craft and the work of modern Cherokee basket makers. Examples of both traditional and modern design were included. The museum also published a fully illustrated exhibition catalogue.(opens in new tab)
Curators
Janice Simon, Mary Scales English and Dale Couch, curator of decorative arts
Sponsors
Community Foundation for Northern Virginia — MOTSTA Fund, Peggy Galis, William D. Wansley in honor of Stevi Smith Wansley and Elizabeth Dunn Wansley and the Friends of the Georgia Museum of Art