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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Bittersweet Inspiration Stitching History from The Holocaust
n Jan. 27, also nationally known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, nine University of Alabama students traveled to Gus Mayer at the Summit to showcase their designs, which were each based on a Holocaust victim’s sketches. The fashion show was put on in tandem with the Stitching History From the Holocaust exhibit on display through March 16 at the AbromsEngel Institute for the Visual Arts. The exhibit, which is visiting from the Jewish Museum Milwaukee, at its center tells the story of a dress designer in Czechoslovakia who tried unsuccessfully to flee to the United States during the Holocaust. Hedwig Strnad – or as most people called her, Hedy – had red hair, a great sense of fashion and a husband, Paul. Together, they had a hobby of making puppets and putting on shows. When Hitler’s army invaded Czechoslovakia, Hedy’s dream of becoming a dress designer started to become impossible. Jews were having a difficult time finding any work. The Strnads decided that immigrating to the United States would be their best option, so Paul wrote a letter to his cousin in See INSPIRATION, page 16
Model photo by Ingrid Howard; Strnad and sketche artwork courtesy Jewish Museum Milwaukee
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By Ingrid Howard
University of Alabama apparel design students were recently invited to create contemporary garments inspired by the sketches of Holocaust victim Hedy Strnad, inset with husband Paul Strnad, on display at UAB’s AbromsEngel Institute for the Visual Arts. Madyson Smith, pictured, models Mary Rives Drake’s interpretation of one of Hedy’s sketches, inset right.
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