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> From:         Barbara Taylor[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Tuesday, August 12, 1997 2:35PM
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> Subject:      Re: Food Exhibitions
>
> Elizabeth,
>
> I worked on an exhibit with Jai Jordan, Curator, (now at the Mint in
> Charlotte) when I was director of the Museum of the Albemarle in
> Elizabeth
> City.  The exhibit was called A Taste of the Past and focused on the
> emergence of "southern cooking" as a coming together of the European,
> African, and American Indian food traditions.  We published a catalog,
> which
> might be still available, and we did a symposium.  I
>
> We also did another exhibit while in Elizabeth City, called You've
> Come a
> Long Way Baby! -- (with apologies to Virginia Slims).  That exhibit
> did not
> focus specifically on food, but we used four time periods of kitchens
> --
> 1780s, 1830s,  1920s and 1980s to focus on the changing work role in
> women's
> lives.  We also did a supporting exhibit on early cook books.  I would
> be
> happy to answer questions if you need more information.
>
> Barbara Taylor
>
>
Barbara:

Thanks for your response.  It sounds like you did something similar to
what I have in mind as far as your "You've Come a Long Way, Baby"
exhibit.  I am planning on doing kitchen vignettes for 1890/1900, 1920
and today and discussing the changing roles of women and how the
kitchens reflect those changes, specially with respect to the tools and
equipment used.  I would be very interested in any information you'd be
willing to share relative to your 1920 and 1980 kitchens as far as the
informational content, how you laid them out and the artifacts you used.
Did you have any interactive or hands-on elements?


Amy Douglass