Sail Through This to That

Sail Through This to That is Indira Allegra’s newest commission exploring the lives of Ona Judge, the seamstress and bondswoman who styled Martha Washington and escaped to freedom in 1796, and the aspiring fashion designer and trans woman Rem'mie Fells who was tragically killed in 2020. In partnership with Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, William Way LGBT Community Center, and the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Allegra will use 18th century techniques and fabrics reflecting Fells’s vibrant aesthetic to create three schooner sails. Sail Through This to That will culminate in a community-led procession that follows Judge’s escape to the Delaware River. The sails will be exhibited on a schooner that will also host the project’s public programming at the Spruce Street Harbor on the Delaware River.