Bound to Please Corset Exhibit

This was a fascinating walk through the history of the corset.The museum is located in the old Carnegie Museum which has been beautifully restored.As you walk into the lobby you are greeted by an exhibit on patent medicine which my pal Cynthia created. One of the companies Cynthia highlighted was Lilliam Pinkum which made a large variety of patent medicines and whose products were sold by my great grandmother! In addition to the panels and historic corsets are beautiful ceramic corsets created by Nicole Moan.Guthrie is the old state capital for the state of Oklahoma. If you have a chance take a minute to  look at it  on the http://sandee624.zenfolio.com for more pictures.   

Large panel on the front of the museum advertising the exhibit was created by Cynthia.Quite the play on words Cynch !

Entrance to Corset Exhibit , Guthrie Oklahoma

Patent medicine posters created by Cynthia . Lillium Pinkum was sold by my great grandmother.

Cynthia created all of the panels for the exhibit. I was fascinated by the way she formed the text to enhance the background pictures she had chosen.

Corset created by museum staff during a corset making class.

Cynthia showing me the pieces necessary to create a corset.Modern bendable metal stays replaced wood or bone basks.You can take a class to create your own corset.

Notice the age of the children.If you look closely boys wor corsets AND dresses !

Ladies weren't the only ones to wear corsets.These  gentlemen were called Dandies or Hummingbirds.

World War 2 not only freed women to work but freed them from corsets !

Some of these people died of ruptured bowels and other health problems due to the compress of their organs.
I was delighted to see a full exhibit Cynthia had done.I can't wait to see the Route 66 exhibit she's working on.You go girl !!!!!!