Philippine Textiles - Identity + Power

 

Learn how craft, textiles, and fashion are inextricably connected to empire and diaspora. Curator Angela Herman Crenshaw and Dr. Genevieve Clutario, Associate Professor of American Studies, Wellesley College will delve into the fascinating histories of the textiles featured in our current exhibition From Pineapple to Pañuelo: Philippine Textiles, the labor behind them, and how they got to the United States. This conversation will unlock how material objects offer insight into historical complexities such as the relationship between the Philippines and the United States.