Albany to host Exhibit of Indonesian Batik Collections of President Barack Obama’s Mother and First Lady of Indonesia
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NEW YORK, NY (July 20, 2009) – During her years spent in Indonesia, American anthropologist Ann Dunham; mother of President Barack Obama, collected many unusual and exceptional pieces of traditional Indonesian batik that have formed the heart of a unique exhibition called “A Lady Found A Culture in Cloth: Barack Obama’s Mother in Indonesia” which will arrive in Albany on Tuesday, July 28th. The exhibit has toured four major US cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston in May and June to great acclaim and will be showcased at the Plaza Hotel in NYC on Tuesday, July 21st, with noted Albany Chef, Yono Purnomo serving as guest Chef...
