Cosmopolitan

Consumption:

New England Shoe Stories

i 1750-1850 k

An Exhibition
at the Portsmouth Athenum
February 14 June 5, 2015
Opening Reception February 14, 4-6

Portsmouth Athenum
9 Market Square, Portsmouth, NH
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 1-4
www.portsmouthathenum.org

Cosmopolitan Consumption: New England Shoe Stories

1750-1850
Portsmouth Athenum Randall Gallery
February 14 June 5, 2015
i Opening Reception on Saturday, February 14, 4-6 k
5:00 Thursday, March 19
Kimberly Alexander, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
Curator's Gallery Talk: "Shoes and Their Stories"
Wednesday, April 15
Kimberly Alexander, Ph.D, University of New Hampshire
"The Art and Mystery of Making Shoes"

Co-sponsor with Ipswich Museum

(Held at the Ipswich Museum. www.ipswichmuseum.org)

5:00 Thursday, April 23

Sandra Rux, Chair, Independent Museum Professional
Curator's Gallery Talk: "Shoemakers and Shoe Sellers in Portsmouth"
10:00 - 4:00 Saturday, May 2
Saturday shoe shopping event! Bring a friend, view the exhibit
and receive a discount at participating merchants.
May 29 - 30 A Mini Symposium on Shoes, 1750-1850
Keynote Speaker: Susan Holloway Scott, award-winning author
of over forty historical novels and novellas.
For more details: www.PortsmouthAthenaeum.org or follow us on Facebook

Sponsors:

Anonymous, Mary Doering, Stephen and Julia Roberts, The Sisters Mission Fund
On the front: Martin Engelbrecht (1684-1756), The Shoe Peddler/The Shoemakers Wife, 1750, Bavarian State Library

Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit 51
Portsmouth, NH 03801