Cap: Attributed to Iroquois/Tuscarora Glenngary Cap circa 1875
Cross: Straw applique, artist Jean Anaya Moya, Crucifix 2008
Doll: Artist Charla Khama, Gift of Self 2005
Ron and Vicki Sullivan
Author Kevin Aldrich wrote, “Every person’s most fundamental vocation, moral responsibility and source of fulfillment is authentic self-giving.”
For the Sullivans of Quail Creek, the Gift of Self is a doll created by Charla Khanna. Her creation is an adventure in the magic of colored thread, a needle, beads, stones, carefully selected fabrics and small personal treasures. It is also part of a legacy of collecting.
Along with Khanna’s creation, 28 pieces of the Sullivan’s collection are being gifted to the New Mexico Foundation’s Museum of International Folk Art.
The Museum of International Folk Art holds the largest folk art collection in the world, showcasing 150,000 artifacts in exhibitions in four distinct wings: Bartlett, Girard, Hispanic Heritage and Neutrogena. Florence Dibell Bartlett founded the museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1953. As a witness to two world wars, Florence Bartlett believed that encouraging people to interact with folk art and with one another would help promote cultural understanding.
For more information about the museum visit www.internationalfolkart.org.