The current exhibition at the Barry Art Museum in Norfolk Virginia, USA, discusses the work of Martha Jenks Chase and reveals how one woman’s desire to give her children a meaningful plaything became a movement for change and a company that would create dolls for almost 100 years.

Barry Museum guest curator Brett Day Windham  joins host Louisa Maxwell to discuss  the exhibition which explores  Martha Chase’s work and how she used dolls as tools for social change and innovation.   Brett  is a multidisciplinary artist whose work uses found objects to create sculptures and images. she has exhibited throughout the United States and created iconic art installations for the prestigious New York Department Store Bergdorf Goodman.