Join artist Richard Haynes and director of curatorial affairs Andrew Spahr for a discussion of Haynes’s series of drawings titled Whispering Quilts, currently on view.
This free live online conversation will be held on Zoom (limited to the first 100 participants). Register here for the Zoom link to join. The talk will be live-streamed on the Currier’s Facebook page for unlimited viewing.
This series tells the story of an enslaved family’s dangerous journey along the Underground Railroad from bondage on a southern plantation to freedom in Canada. Richard Haynes’s art addresses the African American experience from enslavement to freedom and from labor to artistic expression. The narrative of hope, struggle, and freedom is based on historic accounts of enslavement and escape. The scenes are intertwined with traditional quilting patterns to create dynamic and colorful compositions. The artist uses bright colors to suggest the hope and joy that can be found in even the most horrific situations.
Haynes is an artist, author, and educator based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. His work is featured in the Currier Museum’s collection, and he was previously an artist-in-residence at the Currier Art Center.
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