Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies.

Title

Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies.

Creator

Linda Rich, born Cleveland, OH 1949-died Los Angeles, CA 1998

Date

1978

Subject

Architecture
Domestic
Figure group
Dwellings
Rich, Linda
Architecture Interior
Domestic
House

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=SAAM-2020.68.2_1

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=saam_2020.68.2&repo=DPLA

Citation

Linda Rich, born Cleveland, OH 1949-died Los Angeles, CA 1998, “Matilda and Joe Koval in their Patterson Park Avenue living room. Matilda used to spend her days crocheting by the window. After attending her first SECO meeting, she formed a block club and eventually became president of Community Taking Action and vice-president of Neighborhood Housing Services. Joe is an accomplished television repairman, ice skater, photographer, and boatsman. Matilda is famous for her whiskey sours and chocolate chip cookies.,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed November 9, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/32848.

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