QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Women of Color Quilters Network

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

14.0039

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2014:20.1

Quilt's title:

HIV Postive: Reaching for a Cure

Subject of the quilt:

AIDS

Quilt top made by:

Coleman, Marion

Quilted by:

Coleman, Marion

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Castro Valley

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2014

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Castro Valley

Quiltmaker's state:

California (CA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Social worker, teaching artist, public artist

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

African American Quilt Guild of Oakland; Women of Color Quilters Network; Studio Art Quilt Associates

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

30"

How long is the quilt?

30"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Brown; Orange; Pink; Turquoise

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees