Index Hot Potato Heroines
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Heroines

  • Documentation
  • Amsterdam (NL)
  • June 2021
  • In collaboration with Iva Jankovich
  • Supported by Stichting Stokroos
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The boezelaar has a poem about resistance and freedom
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The apron features the city of Amsterdam with significant landmarks from the potato riots
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The apron was a prominent part of the performance in the fry cart
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A woman standing in line, wearing a 'boezelaar', a long white apron that was commonly worn by women around 1900
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The apron was used by women during the potato riot to quickly gather potatoes and run off
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Mrs. Stek-Punt, from the Eastern Islands, wearing her boezelaar (apron)
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First design for a boezelaar, held together by pins
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Shopping for fabrics at a market in the Jordaan
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Map of Amsterdam, drawn on textile
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Route through the city, walked by the women during riots
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embroidered layout of Amsterdam
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Sketch for a contemporary boezelaar