Widows of War: Recent Work by Warren Kimble Louise and Bernard Palitz Gallery
October 8 - November 15, 2007
Open to the public Monday - Saturday, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

American fold artist Warren Kimble '57 crosses into new territory in Widows of War. Profoundly disturbed by the ongoing war in Iraq, Kimble was motivated to explore and experiment with a different style, technique, and content that is specifically political. Recalling the use of patterns and cultural symbols from his most well-known work, these new pieces commonly use a traditionally feminine implement, the clothespin. In thinking about the women left behind during war, Kimble was reminded of his mother and her hanging up laundry. For Kimble, clothespins became a symbol for the numbers of soldiers lost, and he uses the fasteners to create patterns on a backdrop of windows, flags, and dressmaker forms. Through the use of a muted and limited color range, the images are somber, bittersweet, and contemplative, and resound with a recognition of death through war and its impact on American families.