Celebrating Juneteenth with a 1978 Art Exhibition: The Things They Carried, The Stories They Told, Passions of the Unseen
Throughout decades, domestic workers have been highly regarded, respected and admired for their skills, gifts and perseverance. Each of the six vignettes in this installation contain a bus ticket from various cities throughout the country and a purse surrounded by the items that a domestic worker might have carried or used to fulfill their chosen ambition. They passed down stories, some humorous, some sad, but all memorable. The vignettes do not represent any one person or specific decade. However, they do portray just a fraction of the passions embraced by domestic workers around the world.
Artist: Beverly McCutcheon
Curated by: Nette Forné Thomas
Free Event
Opening Reception: Friday, June 20 | 5 to 8PM
Additional Viewings on Saturday and Sunday | 2 - 4PM
6/21, 6/22, 6/28, 6/29, 7/5, 7/6, 7/12, 7/13
1978 Maplewood Arts Center
1978 Springfield Avenue
Maplewood, NJ
