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November 21st, 2019 | In The News
November 21, 2019 | In The News
Hundreds of purses and handbags owned by Emmaus resident Ilene Hochberg Wood are on display now at the Kemerer Museum in Bethlehem, for an exhibit titled “PURSEonality: A Stylish Handbag History.” Wood is thought to have the largest private handbag collection in the nation with around 3,000 bags total.
On this edition of Lehigh Valley Arts Salon, host Silagh White talks with Wood about the exhibit and her extraordinary collection. (Original air-date: 11/18/2019)
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