Barrett, an architect and painter by training, was at the time the founding executive director of the World Chess Hall of Fame; a non–chess player herself, she dreamed up an exhibition, “A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes,” that melded fashion and chess.
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You’ve Heard of ‘More Is More.’ How About ‘More Is Never Enough’?
Eight years ago, long before you and everyone you know inhaled the smash-hit Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, the multihyphenate creative force Susan Barrett was making chess cool in her hometown of St. Louis. Barrett, an architect and painter by training, was at the time the founding executive director of the World Chess Hall of Fame; a non–chess player herself, she dreamed up an exhibition, “A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes,” that melded fashion and chess.
World Chess Hall of Fame’s New Exhibit Highlights Chess Prodigies
“Young people really do have dominance in the game,” said Emily Allred, curator at the World Chess Hall of Fame. She joined St. Louis on the Air on Monday to discuss Muhammad’s story.
World Chess Hall of Fame’s New Exhibit Highlights Chess Prodigies
“Young people really do have dominance in the game,” said Emily Allred, curator at the World Chess Hall of Fame. She joined St. Louis on the Air on Monday to discuss Muhammad’s story.
She also talked about other chess prodigies from past to present who are recognized in the World Chess Hall of Fame’s most recent exhibition, “Masterminds: Chess Prodigies.”
You’ve Heard of ‘More Is More.’ How About ‘More Is Never Enough’?
Barrett has always been a rule breaker with a sixth sense for trends. “A Queen Within” was so successful that it nudged her to venture out on her own, founding Barrett Barrera Projects, a gallery that has blossomed into a hybrid of arts activity in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis.
Masterminds: Chess Prodigies – An exhibtion of the World Chess Hall of Fame
The exhibition will also highlight the achievements of players who took up the game later in life and still made a mark on the world of chess. Virtual tours of the exhibition are available.
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