Join us during the Art on the Bricks Art Walk in Downtown Rogers on November 10 at the Rogers Historical Museum for a Veterans Day commemorative drop-in event. We will be featuring examples of soldier quilts from quilt expert Linda Pumphrey’s private collection, as well as two World War II commemorative quilts from the museum collections that were made by Benton County Home Demonstration Clubs.
These unique and rare quilts commemorating soldiers from the past are unbelievable works of art and will be on display from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the Hailey Building. Linda Pumphrey and museum collections staff will be available throughout the event to answer questions and share interesting facts about each piece. This will also be one of the last opportunities to view the Civil War in Benton County: Untold Stories exhibit before it closes on November 12. This temporary exhibit tells some of the true stories of bushwhacker attacks, food shortages and other daily life and death challenges for Benton County civilians in a war-torn land on the edge of the American frontier.
The Art on the Bricks Art Walk is a free, family friendly activity every month on the 2nd Thursday celebrating talented artists, craftsmen and musicians in downtown Rogers and sponsored by the Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce.
About Soldier QuiltsBritish soldier quilts, aka Crimean War quilts, although made during British conflicts of the last half of the 19th century, are known for their geometric graphic colorful aesthetics. Each quilt is unique as no two quilts of the same pattern exists. These rare quilts made of boiled felted wool found in military uniform of rich primary colors. The original story is the quilts were made by recovering soldiers and were also known as” convalescence quilts.” Scholars of today question this story of the quilts’ origin. Their current thinking is that the quilt more likely created by military tailors that had the professional skills and access to the material need to complete these outstanding textiles. What is not in question is that these unique and rare quilts are unbelievable works of art.
About Linda PumphreyLinda’s lifelong passion is quilts, old and new. As a quilter she found herself able to feed her passion with a career spanning over 30 years in the quilting industry. Recently retired she is still active in the quilting world as an active board member of the International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE. Linda is known for her hand quilting for which she has won international awards. In addition, she is a published author and quilt batting expert. Her love for quilting grew from her mother and grandmother. She can trace back that there have been quilters in her family for at least five generations. Perhaps, it is in her DNA.
The Rogers Historical Museum is located at 313 South Second Street, at the corner of Second and Cherry in the Rogers Historic District. We are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. For more information, please visit rogershistoricalmuseum.org or call 479-621-1154. General admission is free.
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What: Veterans Day Art Walk at the Rogers Historical Museum
When: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 AT 6:30 AM UTC+08
Where: Rogers Historical Museum
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