One of the many displays in the Renwick Gallery’s new exhibition, “State Fairs: Growing American Craft,” dedicated to artists’ contributions to the great U.S. tradition of state fairs with more than 240 artworks on view, dating from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.

Created by Verne Lucero of Rio Rancho, NM, this handsome fireplace accompaniment earned the Tradición Revista Award at the New Mexico State Fair.

‘Temperature Quilt — Wonky Weather’ (2023), posted earlier: