Join us for the opening reception of Woman, the Spirit of the Universe. This exhibit, designed and created by artist Carolyn Marks Johnson, features stunning bronze collars inspired by 23 American heroines who fought bravely and tirelessly for equality. The collars are stitched by hand in hand-worked cotton and then cast in bronze. For most of us, a collar is simply an adornment for a shirt or dress. In Carolyn Marks Johnsons art, a collar symbolizes the struggle to establish womens rights. Johnson just completed two new collars that will debut in the HMH exhibition to honor former Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the citys first librarian Julia B. Ideson.
