The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.
![Artist Alice Neal made this quilt in honor of her mother, Mary Bright, following her death in 1954. It is made out of items of clothing her mother wore. Alice Neal, Mary Bright Commemorative Quilt (with Dresden Plate, Monkey Wrench, Wild Goose Chase, Fan, Basket of Flowers, Star of Lemoyne, Nine Patch Blocks) [Detail]; Bequest of the Eli Leon Living Trust, BAMPFA](https://i0.wp.com/newspack-thepublicsradio.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/06/237a0161-copy-scaled.webp?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.
