The Virginian-Pilot

Colonial Williamsburg to open Navajo art exhibit

A new exhibit at Colonial Williamsburg’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum will give visitors a look at blankets and rugs crafted by 19th-century Navajo artisans when it opens later this summer ...
Daily Press

Navajo weavings show variety of patterns, changes in culture through exhibit at Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG — For generations, Navajo women crafted colorful, boldly designed blankets and rugs on hand looms, drawing inspiration from everyday objects and the changing world around them. Six of ...
The Virginian-Pilot

The Navajo story of adaptation and survival told through rare blankets and weavings

Even if they did not realize it, the Navajo women were weaving their story of survival into their art. In a unique collection of Navajo weavings at Colonial Williamsburg, some of the earliest blankets ...
Hyperallergic

Rare 19th-century Navajo Chief's Blanket Donated to Colonial Williamsburg

Chief’s Blanket, Navajo Nation (1865-1870); Warp: native handspun wool, Weft: native handspun wool and raveled wool; Gift of Rex and Pat Lucke (All images courtesy of the Art Museums of Colonial ...