Part of the From War to Peace series, the work centers on a WWII recruiting poster celebrating the range of vehicles women maintained and operated in the early 1940s. The counterpoint is postwar: many of those same mechanics and drivers were redirected into narrowly defined domestic roles.

Honoring mechanical skill while revealing how rarely it was acknowledged, Transport bridges women-in-WWII history and transportation-themed art — a contemporary narrative assemblage that uses historical imagery to connect the labor of women during World War II to today’s conversations on equity and work.

Materials: Quartz, onyx, Murano glass, freshwater pearls, dollhouse miniatures, art board, paper, fabric, and a public-domain WWII poster from the National Archives

Framing: Archival museum glass in a deep black custom frame by Chevy Chase Art Gallery, Washington, DC.

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From War to Peace (Series)

A collection of miniature, historically grounded narratives tracing a cultural shift that still resonates today. During World War II, women stepped into expanded roles — cryptography, logistics, parachute rigging, radio repair, and more — only to be steered back toward narrowly defined domestic expectations as the war ended.

Drawing on period posters, archival photographs, and symbolic materials, each work juxtaposes wartime competence and leadership with postwar ideals of home and femininity. Intimate and research-driven, the series rewards careful viewing, restores these contributions to the historical record, and reasserts these women as clear role models for later generations.

Steeped in World War II women’s history, the series highlights the roles of both civilian and military women on the home front and beyond.