More Than It Seems
Seamstresses Stitch Love and Culture into Masks and Clothing by Kimi Eisele Growing up, Grace Beltran, who was raised by her grandmother in the City … Read more
Artifact: Rebozo
by Mele Martinez It’s a monsoon summer night and a dozen comadres sit in a circle talking, planning, and organizing in a small retreat room. … Read more
ARTIFACT: An Unnamed Fishing Vessel
ARTIFACT: An Unnamed Fishing Vessel SIZE: 90 feet FOLKLIFE: Transportation, fishing, migration, art, grief, memorialization by Robin Reineke On April 18, 2015, approximately 1,100 people … Read more
ARTIFACT: The Sleeping Mexican
ARTIFACT: The Sleeping Mexican AKA: Pancho, Pedro, Ramón, the Lazy Mexican, the Sombreroed Dozer, the Dreamer, the Resting Worker, the Siesta Motif SIZE: Various FOLKLIFE: … Read more
ARTIFACT: Barbed Wire
ARTIFACT: Barbed Wire SIZE: 12.5 to 15.5-gauge steel wire, various lengths, 2 point or 4 point FOLKLIFE: Occupational folklife, ranching, military, World War I & … Read more