Tag: Joanna Church

Embroidered collar bag, July 1919

Here we have a cheerful little embroidered bag, made by Ada Levi Falk (1892-1973) to hold her husband’s collars. This unlined bag, with a round bottom and a drawstring top,

Reuben Kramer’s Student Days in London, 1937-1938

As our world starts to open up again, activities we once may have taken for granted take on a special sheen of importance and excitement. Visiting Grandma! Eating in a

JMM Insights: Gathering Stories

This week’s edition of JMM Insights comes from Director of Collections Joanna Church A curious aspect of this past year is the way so many of us are so very

Rediscovered Photographs and Faces

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Two stories in the news recently caught my eye: One, a man

The Lloyd Street Synagogue’s Chandeliers

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. When Baltimore Hebrew Congregation expanded their synagogue in 1860, pushing the east

Travel the World… Without Leaving the Studio

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Throughout August, we’ve showcased travel: from correspondence, to Grace Hecht’s ongoing diaries,

Squad Goals

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. Sometimes, looking at photos of people having a good time is entertaining

Justice Marshall’s Legacy, in Bronze

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. In 1977, the City of Baltimore commissioned a statue of U.S. Supreme

Welcome Home

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. After the Armistice on November 11, 1918, American forces began the slow

After the Great Baltimore Fire

A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. On the morning of Sunday, February 7, 1904, a building near the