American Story Quilts: Conversations in Cloth

Speakers: Jennifer Swope, Curator of Textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Gerald E. Roy, Pilgrim/Roy Collection

Explore the centuries-old tradition of storytelling through quilts, at the intersection of craft and fine art. See several of these vibrant, evocative quilts up close and in person, during this talk only, with renowned collector Gerald E. Roy. Jennifer Swope, the curator of the MFA’s 2021 exhibition Fabric of a Nation, will tell the stories of these quilts and more, including two works on view in Faith Ringgold: Freedom to Say What I Please.