The Fabric Of Memory

This book represents an exhibit of 22 fabric artworks that were displayed at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in 2016 and made by 17 women of the Textile Artists of the Greater Yellowstone (TAGY), who hail from the Wyoming towns of Cody, Powell, Meeteetse, Lovell, Sheridan and Thermopolis--localities near the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center. Also included is the depiction of a quilt by Naoko Yoshimura Ito, a Japanese American who, as a child, was forcibly removed from her home in 1942, and incarcerated at the "Heart Mountain Relocation Center" with her family.The Interpretive Center is located on the site of the former "Heart Mountain Relocation Center," which unjustly incarcerated Japanese Americans during World War II. Today, it is a National Historic Landmark site that includes the museum, memorial, walking trail and original camp structures.

• | Author: Heart, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
• | Publisher: Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
• | Publication Date: Jul 20, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 60 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 099786320X
• | ISBN-13: 9780997863208