Anonymous was a woman

Duration: 30

Year Published: 1977

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: A survey of the art works and handicrafts created by American women in the 18th and 19th centuries including samplers, mourning pictures, Shaker paintings, still lifes, portraits, rugs and quilts. The film spans the chronology of a woman's life from childhood and sampler-making to death and mourning pictures. The narration is comprised of excerpts from letters, journal articles, speeches and period music.

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