QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

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

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0071

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

2014:55.43

Essay:

Artist Statement about work:
The poem "We Wear the Mask" was always special to me because as African Americans, we have worn many masks to survive at times and other time to affect change in the African American condition in this world. This quilt gives honor to Paul Lawrence Dunbar. The masks are deliberately set off-centered because that is how our people have to live - fighting to be centered.

Quilt's title:

We Wear the Mask

Subject of the quilt:

Paul Lawrence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask", African-American experience

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

3/30/2015

Quilt top made by:

Kellon, Gloria A.

Quilted by:

Kellon, Gloria A.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Shaker Heights

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2006

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

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

Women of Color Quilters Network

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

25"

How long is the quilt?

24"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Brown; Green; Orange; Pink

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Multiple Names; Message; Place

Describe the type of inscription:

Poem

What is inscribed on the quilt?

We Wear the Mask P.L. Dunbar Gloria Kellon GLAAQN August 10, 2006 Also includes the entire poem on the back

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

10-Aug-06

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

Bottom left

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

Blue border- 1/2", green border- 2", green border has the first two lines from Paul Lawrence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask"- We Wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Rayon

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

African fabric, beads, cowrie shells, mirrors

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

1/4"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

AAQDG Quilt Show Entered in a Great Lakes Competition

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

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)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved