Quilting has been part of American culture for centuries. And although quilts were originally produced to provide warmth and protection, they have become regular features in art museums in the past ...
SAN ANTONIO — Every second Saturday of the month at the Carver Library, you'll find a group of women with needles and thread in hand. They're members of the African American Quilt Circle of San ...
Brilliantly colored and full of visual drama, Bisa Butler’s larger-than-life sized quilted portraits are nearly indistinguishable from paintings. Creating works that have appeared on the cover of Time ...
A Hempstead woman who uses history and her African American heritage as inspiration for her art is now stitching together a quilt honoring local women and other trailblazers who've played major roles ...
This Appliquéd Quilt was made by Dora Smith of DeKalb County, Georgia, probably 1901, of cottons. Museum Purchase, 1996.609.1 "A Century of African-American Quilts" is on exhibit Jan. 30, 2016, ...
Marina Kovalyou and Laura Gadson understand why Harlem and Russian quilt makers could be unaware of each other’s existence for centuries and yet use the same stitching in their work. “The story is ...
“Eli Leon’s interest in quilts began with his fascination for things recycled out of old materials. The California-based quilt historian had amassed a large collection of traditional quilts before he ...
Image caption, About 50 women worked on the quilt including refugees who live in the city A traditional African quilt has been made by women in Bristol to raise money for the British Red Cross and ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results