QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6742

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:

15.0099

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

2014:55.94

Quilt's title:

Speak No Evil

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

2/28/2017

Quilt top made by:

Williams, Trish

Where the quilt was made, city:

Chicago

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

Aug-08

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

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?

21"

How long is the quilt?

42"

What color is the quilt?

Black; Purple; Red; Rust; White

Type of inscription:

Date; Message; Place; Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Speak No Evil" 8/2008 (c) Created by Trish Williams Chicago, IL"

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 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:

Tyvek, vinyl window screen, polyester organza, effigy, paint, paper

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Artist's statement: This is the 1st in a series of three pieces that I created on the theme of what I see as evil "Slavery." This started out as a challenge to another art quilter and spurned into a series of mixed media pieces that includes fabrics, paint, paper, etc.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

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