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The art of African American quilting
According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and English designs, African American quilts were often raw and vibrant. They were ...
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From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
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Always There: The African American Presence in American Quilts
The story of patchwork quilts created by African Americans and sold through a cooperative in Wilson County, Alabama. Ferris, William. Afro-American Folk Art and Crafts. University Press of Mississippi ...
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The art of African American quilting
According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and English designs, African American quilts were often raw and vibrant.