Coinciding with the centennial of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Deeds Not Words celebrates the many ways—both seen and unseen—that women have worked for social change. Artwork by five contemporary artists and an early 20th-century architect illuminate the work women have done in pursuit of suffrage, dress reform, civil rights and economic equality. The exhibition features work by Angela Ellsworth, Elena del Rivero, Lava Thomas as well as a commissioned installation project by Pat Boas. Also included are reproductions of drawings that the architect Alice Constance Austin made in the early 20th century as a member of Llano del Rio, a socialist intentional community in southern California. Alongside Austin’s drawings are reproductions of photographs of daily life at Llano del Rio and a selection of artist Kim Stringfellow’s photographs of what remains of the failed community today.
BIG IDEA PROJECT & VISUAL ARTS EXHIBITION
January 8–April 16, 2021
The Museum, Ketchum
