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Upcoming Exhibitions

October 16, 2010–January 2, 2011

A shoe is the protective armor of the foot, providing stability, status, and warmth. After the creation of one of the first shoes—leather sandals crafted by the Egyptians about 3500 B.C.—footwear became fashion when the Romans merged their productive skill with Greek design and established shoes as signatures of social status. Ever since, shoe designs have reflected the cultural choices of the designer, maker, and wearer.

This remarkable exhibition includes more than 120 examples of imaginative and provocative shoes made by American contemporary artists between 2004 and 2008. Materials range from clay, metal, fabric, wood, glass and paper. The shoes, while sometimes whimsical, often communicate multiple meanings and stories that speak to issues of gender, history, sexuality, class, race, and culture. Artists include Jan Hopkins, Judy Haberl, Sergei Isupove, Marjorie Schick, Willie Cole and Chunghie Lee.

The exhibition, curated by Wendy Tarlow Kaplan, is organized by the FullerCraft Museum, Brockton, MA. An illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition.

Above: Red riding shoes awarded to
Miss Catherine Fitch for “Best Equestrian Rider”
at the Albany Agricultural Society Fair,
September, 1856, Wool felt and leather, 1856,
Gift of Margaret Boom, 1941.45,
from Old Soles.

To complement The Perfect Fit: Shoes Tell Stories this small exhibition will highlight the museum’s shoe collection, including an amazing variety of shoes and pattens, shoe lasts, designer shoes, and silver buckles, from shoes worn by people from all walks of life throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.

Albany, The Perfect Fit
Take a Girlfriends Getaway to Albany

Shoes, Shopping, Chocolate, Cocktails, and more...

Indulge yourself! Leave all thoughts of men behind, grab a girlfriend and discover what New York’s capital city can do for you on a just-the-girls trip to Albany.

Click here for more information, or contact the Albany County Convention & Visitors Bureau, 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, NY 12207 (800) 258-3582.

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