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Bisa Butler: Portraits, an Exhibition Story from The Art Institute of Chicago

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Dignity and confidence come alive in quilted cottons, silks, wools, tulles, velvets, African wax printed texiles, kente cloth, and other vintage and repurposed fabrics. Fiber artist Bisa Butler found inspiration for her intricately stitched portraits in her family photo albums. Now, she honors the often-unnamed faces in historical photos of...

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