A Paper Bag Hero is Something to Be
"B efore flat-bottomed paper bags, shoppers carried purchases in wooden crates or rolled into paper cones. At best, they got wimpy envelopes that tapered into a V-shape, which everyone knows are barely durable enough for greeting cards. The force behind those sturdy Whole Foods paper bags you can reuse a hundred times: Margaret E. Knight. In 1868, Knight invented a wooden machine that folded and glued paper into an economical, roomy, and rectangular receptacle. Then a man stole her idea." - https://timeline.com/margaret-e-knight-paper-bag-f5d474c0f3d2 #WhoseMaud, drawing on paper bag, 20"x16", Steven Rhude The brown paper bag is an unlikely candidate for artistic expression. It is at once a utilitarian object with symbolic commercial properties, and a receptacle of goods and essentials. From the common brown bagged lunch, to the grocery bag, I recall it being present in our household, as it served many containment purposes and even s