The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts presents Below the Brim: Discussing the Global Language of Headwear on November 20 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM in the Grand Hall of the museum. Hear from the experts about the objects in The Global Language of Headwear, including Suzanne Sugg’s collection of Chinese children’s hats.
The Curator of The Global Language of Headwear, Stacey Miller, Rochester NY, will discuss the hats in the exhibit and how she brought the collection together. Stacey is the owner of Hat Horizons and a collector of and authority on head coverings from around the world. Her first hat purchase was from Istanbul over 40 years ago, when she joined a group of Spaniards driving from Madrid to India on an overland adventure. Since then, she has acquired more than 1300 hats and headdresses from over 150 countries and many more ethnic groups.
Pamela Najdowski, Santa Fe NM, will tell us more about the Chinese children’s hats from Suzanne Sugg’s collection, also on display in the exhibit. Pam was determined to find the exquisite silk Chinese Children’s Hats she had glimpsed at a Santa Fe’s annual ethnographic show and in her treasured copy of the Lin family’s book Stories of Chinese Children’s Hats. Symbolism and Folklore. She was able to track down sources in the “Dirt Market” and Hong Qiao Market in Beijing. In addition to the hats Pam has a large collection of Chinese Minority textiles and silverwork and has given presentations at the Museum of International Folk Art, Friends of Ethnic Arts and the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, and at Shanghai University.
This event is free and open to the public. SAMFA galleries will remain open until 8:00 PM. Light refreshments provided.
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. This event is generously sponsored by Suzanne Sugg and Beverly Stribling. For more information about SAMFA, go to www.samfa.org. Follow the museum’s socials for up-to-the-minute news and information.
-From SAMFA Communications
