The War & Peace series highlights the difference between the perception of the intelligence and ability of women in the early 1940s (when the US government sought to recruit them in the war effort) and the postwar years (when women were expected to return to domestic duties).  
 
Inspired by photos of women working on bombers, Frigid Air juxtaposes the temperature in which these bombers flew with the temperature of the kitchens to which these women were encouraged to return once the war ended.
 
Mixed media — garnet, Murano glass, freshwater pearls, dollhouse miniatures, art board, paper, ribbon, fabric, World War II photographs in the public domain from the National Archives and Records Administration, custom wood frame with museum glass
 
Custom framed with museum glass in a sophisticated deep wooden frame in collaboration with Chevy Chase Art Gallery, Washington, DC.
 
Frame color:  Black
Size (in inches):  19 x 22 x 4