🇺🇸 American pieces
The Southern touch
Wednesday, Aug. 19 — The South has never needed an invitation to be part of the American fine-art conversation. We’ve shown up, regardless, with something significant to contribute — and always will.
Proof of the first claim hangs an hour west of Atlanta, in Carrollton. The Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum is hosting “Nineteenth-Century Blues: A Quilt Study,” the American Quilt Study Group’s biennial traveling exhibition, through Sept. 15. Nine historic quilts drawn from across the Southeast, each carrying its own story, hang alongside 25 quilts made by AQSG members nationwide, each a fresh reinterpretation of a 19th-century Americana original.
Proof of the second is displayed on the walls of the Kennedys’ historic Hyannis Port home. Atlanta abstract artist Dana Lieberman was recently commissioned by the family to translate the “natural beauty of Cape Cod indoors.” Her interpretation now hovers above a fireplace in an iconic American landmark.
Our region’s fingerprints are all over American art.
What bits of Southern magic are you sprinkling on the world?
—Sherri Daye Scott
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Delivering a feeling
Dana Lieberman knew she didn’t want to paint a traditional coastal landscape for the historic Robert F. Kennedy Hyannis Port home. Instead, using acrylic, charcoal, plaster and found materials, she added and stripped away to deliver a weathered interpretation of patron Vicki Kennedy’s vision.
Go inside Lieberman’s process.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
You’ve seen Amy Sherald’s iconic portrait of Michelle Obama. Now, her largest exhibition to date comes to Atlanta, featuring rarely seen paintings and monumental portraits spanning nearly two decades.
Amy Sherald: American Sublime is in its final weeks, bringing one of the leading artists of her generation back to Georgia. Secure your tickets before it’s gone.
Can only make it in the evening? We’ve got you covered. The show stays open after hours every Friday. Grab a drink, snag an exclusive exhibition poster, and explore the galleries at your leisure.
Nine quilts, one thread
A father’s grief. A mill family’s labor. A maid’s handmade wedding gift to the family she worked for. The nine historic quilts SQTM pulled for “Nineteenth-Century Blues” each carry a different Southeastern history.
Learn the stories behind the pieces.
Art Happenings
“Mending to Preserve” Opening Reception | 6-8 p.m., Aug. 21 | ADAMA. 
“Beyond the Map” Artist Talk | 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Aug. 22 | Marcia Wood Gallery (pictured).
On Art and Music: Element (Kendrick Lamar) | 6-9 p.m., Aug. 22 | High Museum. 
“Ancestry of Belonging” Artists’ Talk | 2 p.m., Aug. 23 | Spruill Gallery.
Visit Atlanta’s newest outdoor public space this fall for free fitness classes, artisan markets, lunchtime events, live music + more. Midtown Green is located in the heart of the city at 98 14th St., near MARTA and deck parking. Learn more here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Post of the Week
Best in show
@atlantacollagesociety awarded first place to Stephany Dukes for her collage “The Artificially Stabilized Eye of 1957,” part of “The Nature of Collage,” the society’s 20th-anniversary exhibition. Catch it at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center through Sept. 24.
Today’s Sketchbook was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.
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