In Focus: Samantha Modder
In her recent work Wearer of All Socks, artist Samantha Modder creates space – embracing both real and imagined worlds – in which reside larger-than-life Black, female characters. The heroine in the Morris Museum’s central Court Gallery fairytale mural emerges from the pages of a narrative dressed, the artist notes, “in her nightdress and striped socks in a world of only her and her duplicates.” The ten feet tall protagonist clutches the fabric of a voluminous garment with the right hand, and with the left gestures to unseen companions on their collective journey.
Museum admission: General admission $12; children 3-17, seniors, students under 25 with ID $8; children 2 and under and active military + 5 family members free.
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The Morris Museum is CLOSED on Independence Day (July 4), and Labor Day (September 2).