Martha Thompson Dinos and Dorothy Alexander Roush Galleries
Cherokee Basketry: Woven Culture
Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 — Sunday, Apr 17, 2016
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.
Curator
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