News and Information

Videos and Slideshows

• Follow the Claire McCardell Sculpture Progress

• Visit a Virtual Art Exhibit and Meet Ten Artists "Inspired by Claire"

• View the Claire McCardell Project Video 

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​Press Releases

• Book Illustrator and Claire McCardell Project Steering Committee Celebrate Publication on McCardell’s 116th Birthday 5.24.21

• Maryland Artist and New York Author Collaborate on Books Celebrating Fashion Designer Claire McCardell 4.5.21

• Claire McCardell Project Achieves Fundraising Goal 9.10.21

• Virtual Art Exhibit “Inspired by Claire” 9.24.20

• Funding Goal Achieved; Garden is Next Phase 9.13.20

• Delaplaine Foundation Awards Grant to Project 2.20.20

• Project Achieves Ausherman Family Foundation’s Matching Grant Requirements 1.3.20

• Ausherman Family Foundation Awards Grant 10.17.19

• Women Wild For Claire Event 10.10.19

• Statue Proposal Gets Nod from Mayor 10.4.10

• Frederick MD Parks and Recreation Commission Recommends Art Club’s Statue Proposal 9.10.19

• Frederick City Public Art Commission Recommends Frederick Art Club’s Statue Project 8.13.19​​​

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Project in the Media

• Threads Magazine - May 2021 - Claire McCardell, Iconic Designer, to be Memorialized in Bronze

• Threads Magazine - May 2021 - Two Books Honor Innovative American Designer Claire McCardell

• Frederick Magazine - May 2021 - Claire McCardell Featured in Two New Books

• Baltimore Sun - April 2021 - Claire McCardell Statue Will Honor Groundbreaking Frederick-Born Designer

• WWD: American Sportswear Pioneer Claire Mccardell To Be Celebrated In Children's Book, Coloring Book And Bronze Statue

• Frederick News Post 1.9.2020 Project Meets Ausherman Foundation's Match

• Designing Women - Breaking ‘Bronze Ceiling’ 2.12.20

• WDVM TV Interview: The Claire McCardell Project  

• Frederick News Post 10.5.19 Statue Nears Final approval

• Frederick News Post Endorses Claire Statue 8.6.2019

• A Statue With Style! Frederick News Post 8.7.2019

• WWD Claire McCardell Tribute Planned 9.18.2019