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40 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
This crazy quilt, c. 1900, which was created
from a variety of fabrics enhanced by handembroidered
images, reflects the distinct
and independent artistic sensibility of its
unknown American creator.
TOM CRAMER
Creative Pinellas’
Arts Annual
For breathtaking performances and a cutting-edge
exhibition, plan to attend Creative Pinellas’ engaging annual
fundraiser at the group’s gallery. There will be performances
of music, dance, live painting, theater and poetry, plus more
than 100 pieces of art in the celebration in the beautiful park
setting of the Creative Pinellas courtyard in Largo from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on November 13th and 14th, in addition
to a 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Evening of the Arts” on Saturday the
14th. A weekend pass is $25, and single event tickets are
$10. Creative Pinellas is located at 12211 Walsingham Road
in Largo. To learn more or for tickets, visit artsannual.org.
Helen French,
Creative
Pinellas Artist
Laureate,
dancer and
choreographer,
performs a
dance solo at
the Gallery
at Creative
Pinellas.
American Quilts at
Museum of Fine Arts
“Pieced & Patterned: American Quilts, c.
1800-1930” is a not-to-be-missed exhibit of
more than 30 textile artworks from private
collections now on display at the Museum
of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg through January
23, 2022. The quilts, treasured and handed
down across generations, are testimonies to
the role of women in the political, social and
cultural life of our country. The display is
the first major quilt exhibition in the MFA’s
history. These skillfully crafted, pieced,
appliquéd, embroidered and quilted works
range from intricately stitched sophisticated
designs to seemingly haphazard crazy quilts
to commemorate personal and family events
as well as major cultural movements and
political statements.
GRAM
Artichoke by American Sheila Pinkel,
b. 1941, is an original zeroradiograph
made from 1978-82, printed in
2015, 26/50 as a digital inkjet print,
can be seen at the Museum of Fine
Arts, St. Petersburg.
Photographs
from the 1970s
The new photography exhibit
at the Museum of Fine Arts,
St. Petersburg, “More Than Retro,
Art Photography of the 1970s,”
celebrates and explores the shift from
photojournalism to art photography
in the United States in the 1970s. The
work is mainly from the museum’s
large permanent collection as
selected by MFA Curator of
Photography Dr. Allison Moore. The
exhibit includes many gifts received
from longtime museum supporter
Carol Upham (1934-2020). It will
continue through April 3, 2022.
A Book
of Beauty
Rizzoli Publishing has produced the Handbook
of the Collection for the Museum of Fine Arts,
St. Petersburg. It features more than 200 works
of art from the museum’s collection, including
examples in the areas of ancient Greek and
Roman, Asian, African and Mesoamerican,
along with self-taught art and decorative arts.
A special section is devoted to the museum’s
extensive photography collection. The book,
$45, is available at the museum gift store or at
mfastpete.org.