The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library an d Museum's entire collection of decorated Belgian Relief flour sacks from World War I was subjected to a close examination in June 2022.
\nAnn elien van Kempen\, visiting researcher from The Netherlands\, and Marcus E ckhardt\, Hoover Presidential Museum curator\, studied every detail and co unted 360 items in this unique survey of war-time American and Canadian fl our sacks\, decorated by Belgian schoolgirls\, women and artists\, mainly in 1915.
\nThey will present what they discovered in their fascinati ng two-week search in this episode. They share their insights in both the great variety and similarity in sacks\, school-projects\, flour residues i n dresses\, patriotic patterns in the embroidery and needlework and delica te lace edges.
\nThey&rsquo\;ll reveal the identity of Belgian schoo lgirls who painted and embroidered the sacks. Special attention will be gi ven to paintings of emerging -now famous- Belgian artists and exquisite em broideries\, including the &ldquo\;Rooster on the Oak Branch&rdquo\; flour sack from Antwerp that was presented in a manifestation of gratitude to M r. Herbert Hoover in August 1916.
\nSince June\, new WWI decorated f lour sacks have come into the museum&rsquo\;s collection\, showing there a re many more waiting to be discovered!
\nBecause this presen tation is coming from The Netherlands\, the time difference dictates that we run it live at Noon Central Time. We will replay the recording at 6 p.m . All registrations will work with either time slot. Registration is required to get the zoom link. \;
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