# *Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American “Schoolgirl” Art* Group exhibition · Oct 9, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 · on view, just opened Needlework pictures and other ornamental arts made by American girls in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The exhibition looks at so-called schoolgirl art, the embroidered pictures and decorative objects young American women made as part of their education. It treats the genre as a way into how girls understood their place and identity, a subject the museum says has received little study. Among the works is a needlework picture attributed to Faith Trumbull (1743–1775). The museum describes the show as one of the most significant presentations of the subject in recent years. Full details: [folkartmuseum.org](https://folkartmuseum.org/exhibitions/) ## At [American Folk Art Museum](https://onview.so/manhattan/american-folk-art-museum.md) Museum in Upper West Side, New York City. - Address: 2 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023 - Hours: Wed–Sun 11:30–6 - Website: https://folkartmuseum.org - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/manhattan/map/american-folk-art-museum --- On View's listing, as of Tuesday, October 13, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/manhattan/american-folk-art-museum/locating-girlhood-place-and-identity-in-early-american-schoolgirl-art. Every gallery and museum in New York City: https://onview.so/manhattan.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt