Clutch It! The Purse and the Person
Ladies, whats in your purse? (This reporters stash includes cell phone, makeup, and dog biscuits.) Clutch It! The Purse and the PersonA Century of Womens Purses is an impressive collection of 250-plus handbags and their contents. There are purses made out of bottle caps, cigarette wrappers, and melon seeds, as well as contemporary high-end designs by Louis Vuiton and Prada. Whats inside them is even more intriguing. Flappers from the 20s carried coins, compacts, and lipstick, while 50s suburban housewives transported lozenges, childrens toys, and movie ticket stubs. Clutch It! provides an insightful yet playful glimpse at the lives and changing roles of women that will appeal to fashionistas as much as it does history buffs. And its certain to make you give greater thought to why you tote around what you do all day. ERIKA HOBART
Nov. 20-Feb. 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 2010
