Lucinda Toomer
African-American quilter
African-American quilter
Native American weaver
Quilter and co-founder of the Navajo Quilt Project
Copper Inuit hunter, seamstress, and singer
Kiowa regalia maker
An artist accomplished in several media, Emma Amos explored difficult issues concerning politics, gender, race, and cultural history in her work. Her highly expressive visual art combined printmaking, painting, and textiles with photography and collage. She was also known as a teacher, curator, writer, and activist.
Mexican writer and toymaker
Cleveland-based pioneer in sewing, cooking, and craft “how-to” programs on radio and television in the late 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
In 1924 Wicker opened the Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design
Curator of Textiles and Near Eastern ART for the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA, 1954-81)