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:

15.0078

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

2014:55.15

Essay:

Artist statement from the exhibit Quilting African American Women's History: Our Challenges, Creativity, and Champions:
Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, affectionately known as Sister President, made history by becoming the first African American female president of Spelman College and thereafter provided leadership for Bennett College.

Quilt's title:

Sister President

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

2/28/2017

Quilt top made by:

Coleman, Marion

Quilted by:

Coleman, Marion

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?

c2007

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?

31"

How long is the quilt?

39"

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; Blue; Red; White

Type of inscription:

Place; Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Marion Coleman [Address] Castro Valley, CA [Zip] www.marioncoleman.com [Phone number]

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Typewriter

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

Back near the bottom left corner of the quilt.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

African cotton, various threads

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Photo manipulation and projection, fiber collage and thread writing.

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Photography/photo transfer

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Quilting African American Women's History: Our Challenges, Creativity, and Champions

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Mazloomi, Carolyn L. Quilting African American Women's History. National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, 2008, p44-45.
Girlfriends - 1996 by Portfolio Gallery

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Received as a gift

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