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While researching the lives of Bishop and Mrs. Tutu, I came across a quote of Bishop Tutu's that has stayed within my spirit. It is that \"Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realise our need of one another.\" It has stayed with me as a constant reminder to appreciate everyone .. because everyone needs someone.
Mrs. Tutu's earring is a signature piece I use in all my artwork of women.
I learned the basics of quilting in a class offered by the Zuri Quilting Guild of Nashville, Tennessee, and have been quilting for seven years. As an artist, my passion turned from traditional quilts to fibre art; a passion I'm honing through on-line classes and research. In my fibre art, I try to transform my inner vision into a visual reality.
From MacDowell, Marsha and Brown, Aleia; Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action: Quilt Tributes to Desmond and Leah Tutu by South African and American artists, Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network, 2016, page 51.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"With These Hands","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Batiks"],"UniqueF037b":"Dutch wax print fabrics, double-sided fusible interfacing","ConstrucF038b":["Applique"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2016","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","ReasonsF060":["Art or personal expression","Challenge or contest entry","Commemorative"],"PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Nashville","ProvStateF057d":"Tennessee (TN)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action, was displayed at the Nelson Mandela Gateway Museum, Cape Town, South Africa from October 3 - November 2016; and Stellenbosch University Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 24, 2016 - February 28, 2017.","OtherSourceMat":"MacDowell, Marsha and Brown, Aleia; Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action: Quilt Tributes to Desmond and Leah Tutu by South African and American artists, Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network, 2016, page 51.","QuiltTopF054":"McGowan, Peggy Lucas","QuiltedByF055":"McGowan, Peggy Lucas","EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","OwnerNameF082a":"Peggy Lucas McGowan","OwnershipF082":"Private","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved by the artist","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-113/26-McGowanPeggyLucas.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-113/26-McGowanPeggyLucasz.JPG"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2022-10-05","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"WITH THESE HANDS","Maker":"[\"MCGOWAN, PEGGY LUCAS\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"7","created_at":"2022-10-05 17:24:32","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:16:45"},"sort":["WITH THESE HANDS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"S65nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-64","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"CHSLM300","description":"Harriette Alford Meriwether \r\nWindows of Reflections \r\nPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA | Cotton fabrics, gold tassels; appliquéd, pieced, gold embellishment \r\n \r\nI made this quilt to honor the life of Nelson Mandela, a man who has inspired me and the world, by giving 67 years of his life to fight for the rights of humanity. His life parallels that of Martin Luther King, who stood against injustices experienced by African Americans, here in the United States. Like King, I grew up in Georgia, and I am stained by the blood of many and stand on the shoulders of those who left a legacy; “we must never give up until justice prevails". \r\n \r\nThe five panels show phases of Nelson Mandela's life. The quilt can be presented as a storyboard to describe the life of Nelson Mandela for all age groups. With a flurry of appliqued images used to tell remnants of Nelson Mandela's journey, Harriette Alford Meriwether has created visual motifs reflected in five panels that chronicle Mandela's life: His formative years are reflected in the first panel showing the village where he grew up playing with his sister in the front yard; Mandela leaving his village as he becomes a young man and is circumcised in the tradition of his people, the symbol of brotherhood is shown as elders reach out to him in support as he matures, and the image of a graduation cap an diplomas depicts his educational accomplishments, and I know Jesus was molding him and lighting the way; \r\nThe second panel reflects his protest against apartheid, depicted in various forms by him and his supporters; \r\nMandela's jail time and release, is reflected in panel three and its motifs display his jail cell, footsteps of renewal, and the peoples joy at his release; \r\nPanel four depict his presidency...a man of strength, and determination who brought together sports, politics, and a unification of his people, in addition, a man who could only imagine developing peaceful policy and a leadership like no other; \r\nMandela's retirement is reflected in panel five, and is embraced by his family, reflected in aggregate symbols used by the artist, his prominent role in the world made others feel that he was a shining star, and according to the artist, she assumed he had thoughts and reflections likened to the words and phrases used in this motif. \r\n \r\nEach panel weaves its way between creative motifs that include classic piecing in typical South African colors, with a livly gold triangle center with metallic threads, machine stitched applique motifs and meaningful related symbols, words and expressions have been cut from a variety of cotton fabrics, in subtle colors that enhance the design, all done on a background of earth tone fabrics with gold tassels added for embellishments. The imaginative images speak directly to the quilter's sensibility in creating this compelling story.","essay":"I was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and spent the early part of my life (3yrs.-9yrs.) in Newnan, Georgia, where my father was the pastor of Pinson Street Baptist Church. My family returned to Atlanta where I continued to develop a life of purpose and completed my schooling with three sisters and one brother. \r\n \r\nIn both locations we lived in the city, and was aware of discrimination, racism, and injustice. After graduation, when we were considered adult, my sisters and I participated in sit-ins, and marches to demonstrate our displeasure with injustice. My sensitivity to family history and values my parents imparted to me as a child i.e., family ties and virtues, religion, education, community, friendships, life experiences, etc., has shaped who I am today and how I embrace my world. I learned to be the best that I could be, to be compassionate towards myself and other, and to be humble. These have given me insight, inspiration, and an endearing process for growth and discovery. \r\n \r\nI have loved art all of my life and have created various forms of art over the years. I have lived in six states during during my lifetime. I presently live in Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh is a metropolitan city with a multicultural population, a broad spectrum of entertainment, sports, art and cultural organizations, and educational institutions. \r\n \r\nMy most serious and consistent art work has been done during the past twenty years, starting with watercolor painting. I soon felt a desire to experiment with acrylic, paper making, and mixed media art. In 2002 after retirement, I joined a quilting group...something I longed to do for years. Now quilting has become the sphere of my artistic focus. "No wonder, Mama and I talked about quilting for years, but never got around to it... she was a seamstress". \r\n \r\nI worked for the Pittsburgh Public School District for 20 years, coordinating a program for at risk students. In an earlier occupation I served for 10 years as a Drug Prevention Coordinator for Allegheny County. My first quilt memory was the quilts that we slept under as children in our home and in our grandmothers homes. They were warm, and had stitching you could trace with your finger. I have one that I always thought was mine...made especially for me, because the blocks are in an "H" design. Once I began to attend the quilting class I was like a "bull in a fabric store", I had found my "niche", I become a potential fabric hoarder, again, and learned that all colors go together. I made blocks from demonstrations, instructions, and from liberated designs. \r\n \r\nMy first and only teacher is Sandra German, who is an master quilter, and a great teacher. The name of the group is The Mount Arrat Quilting Group. This is mainly a demonstration and instruction class that exhibits periodically, and creates quilts for the day care center graduates, annually. I also belong to Women of Visions, Inc., a group of multi-talented artists whose work span from ceramist, to painters, to sculptors, to mixed media and fiber artist; providing opportunities for exhibitions, education, collaborations, and a W.O.V. Image Blog. The Pierians Inc., is a National Organization that is member and chapter driven, and recognizes an emerging artist, every two years. Chapters conduct art gems to celebrate art and local artist. \r\n \r\nThe amount of time that I spend quilting is approximately six to ten hours weekly. If I'm working on a special project that time may change based on several variables, number of quilts I am working on, time commitment, daily schedule, etc. I quilt both day and night, and find that night time is more calming. \r\n \r\nMy present work space is combined within a seating area and includes a sewing machine, small cutting space, thread cabinet, and fabric on three sides, at arms reach, sometimes in proper storage areas, sometimes not. I am renovating a space for a new art and sewing studio with lots of storage, which will be available in six weeks. The tools that are important to me are a good cutting board, a sharp rotary cutter and scissors, and stell clad "patience". My favorite techniques include liberated and abstract designs, applique, paper piecing using multi-image or textures fabrics like geometric (angles, lines, repeated images, batiks, ----) I prefer working with cotton fabrics or blends. I have gained the title "scrap diva" because I like using the small pieces for my favorite technique..."CRAZY" quilt design. Some of my quilting buddies bring me their scraps, and I am thrilled to receive them. I am also collecting upholstery fabrics and some textured pieces to experiment with, in making wall hangings. \r\n \r\nThe steps I use in designing my quilts often begin with some sketching and measuring. I use regular composition books with lines which allow me to graph. I think about the category of title of the exhibition, to drive my thinking and focus my influence. I enjoy the process of integrating the steps, discoveries and reflections into a meaningful work of art. However, it is sometimes difficult even though the finished product seem simple. Sometimes I ask myself..."why did you struggle with that?" More often it's the story quilts and their design that I contemplate more vigilantly about. I enjoy searching for a design, combining designs, or creating the design myself, and selecting the fabrics. I never have the right fabric for a special quilt, so that means I have to go shopping in two or three stores to find that "just right" piece of fabrics. I find the finished quilt most pleasing, but every step or stage is also pleasing when you like what you have done. It is also pleasing when you get complements from others. \r\n \r\nMy family members are overjoyed that I am having success with my quilts at this time in my life. My grand children also express excitement, and it is a good message to them about success. They show interest in my work by asking questions and giving praise. My sisters have shown delight in many ways, i.e., attending exhibitions, sharing my accomplishments with their friends, buying the catalogue for themselves and others, sending me personal messages of congratulations, etc. \r\n \r\nI believe a number of things make a great quilt, such as the design, structure, stitching, and fabrics. Not all of these have to be included but some combination make up a great quilt. An artistically powerful quilt has form/ a great pattern, good execution, points of interest, and an inviting color combination. A great quiltmaker has compassion that is seen in her/his work consistently. \r\n \r\nI am inspired by many of the early quilters who made quilts using whatever fabrics that they could acquire, form simple and liberated patterns. I like the uncomplicated design, and I see this technique transcending in my work. I especially like the crazy quilt pattern, the disappearing nine patch, and applique images. Some of my favorite quilters and historians are Gees Bend, Harriet Powers, Cuesta Benberry, Faith Ringgold, and two local quilters who inspire me, are Tina Williams Brewer and "my Guru" Sandra German. \r\n \r\nI believe that story quilts can be used as a visual image to point out significant details, present a different perspectives concerning a person, issues, or circumstances in the world. These visual exhibitions can become a classroom or a place for a forum, to discuss the intent/meaning of the work of art. In a quilt the story is captured differently than in a textbook, you feel/experience more emotion from the artist in how they portray various entities within the quilt, as well as the viewer can interpret or use their own imagination and have a deeper understanding of the story. Earlier quilters did not write their stories, they created them in quilts.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Windows of Reflections","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"33\"","OverallLengthF012b":"38\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Rounded","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Red","Yellow"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF037b":"Cotton applique gold embellishment. A variety of cotton fabrics made up of appliqued motifs, in a variety of colors, classic piecing, symbols, words and expressions created on an earthtone background fabric with metalic gold tassels and other embellishments.","ConstrucF038g":["Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)"],"UniqueF038h":"Classic piecing","ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied"],"ContInscripF020":"Computer printed label on back:\r\nARTIST: Harriette Alford Meriwether\r\nTITLE: \"Windows of Reflections\"\r\nCONTENT: Five cotton appliqued panels reflecting some phases of Nelson Mandela's life.\r\nDATE: March 2014\r\nEXHIBIT: Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela\r\nSPONSOR: Michigan State University, and the \r\nWomen of Color Quilters Network;\r\nDr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, Founder\r\nComputer printed label on back:\r\nSweet memories\r\n\r\nComputer printed on front of left hand panel:\r\nhands of Eiders\r\nComputer printed on front of panel, second from the left:\r\nRelease Mandela\r\nJustice\r\ncreated equal\r\nTake a risk.\r\nthink I can\r\nFear nothing.\r\nYouth ANC League (hand written)\r\nComputer printed on center panel:\r\n1020298\r\nForgiveness\r\nnever give up\r\nfree\r\nComputer printed on panel second from the right:\r\nStrength\r\nThe People's Choice (hand written)\r\nRugby\r\nThose who imagine\r\nPeace Policy Let Freedom reign because never, never shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another...the ___ shall never set on so glorious a___ acheivement.\r\nComputer printed on the right hand panel:\r\nI love my family\r\ndream\r\nlaugh\r\nEmbrace the moment\r\nremember\r\nenjoy","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"March 2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Pittsburgh","ProvStateF057d":"Pennsylvania (PA)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 75.","QuiltTopF054":"Meriwether, Harriette Alford","QuiltedByF055":"Meriwether, Harriette Alford","CityF106a":"Pittsburgh","StateF107":"Pennsylvania (PA)","CountryF108":["United States"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","OccupationF104":"Retired - Pittsburgh Public School District","NameGroupF120":"Pierians, Inc., Women of Visions, Inc., Pittsburgh Fiberarts Guild","OwnerNameF082a":"Harriette Alford Meriwether","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"Pittsburgh","OwnerStateF086":"Pennsylvania (PA)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-64/CHSLM300.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-64/CHSLM300-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"WINDOWS OF REFLECTIONS","Maker":"[\"MERIWETHER, HARRIETTE ALFORD\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","legacy_kid":"74-19F-4A","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:53","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:16:45"},"sort":["WINDOWS OF REFLECTIONS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"JK5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-25","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0153","essay":"This is a red quilt with 42 gray squares. Each square is a pictorial expression of Wilberforce history, the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center (NAAMCC), and notable people associated with the museum and town. One of the squares is Wilberforce dedicated to Wilberforce University which opened in 1856 and was the first private school for African Americans. Most of the squares are dedicated to NAAMCC, marking the grand opening, the one year anniversary, the Field to Factory exhibit, and more. There is a square dedicated to CJ McClin, who served in the House of Representatives and was the longest serving black legislator at the time of his death. He was also one of the original board members at NAAMCC.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Wilberforce Quilt","SubjQuiltF025":"Wilberforce. 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Education for children, not just in South Africa but around the world, will be the way to sustain the work Mandela began in his lifetime. The children of today will be the ones to carry on his legacy in the future and their education will be an important tool for change the world over. I began with the boy's face, carefully choosing fabrics that would allow the feeling of light and shadow and used the same fabrics for his hands. As the face and hands are the focus of this piece, the shirt was simplified and stylized and done in a soft blue color that was cool against the worm tones used in his skin. The collar of the shirt is white which serves to frame his face in a contrasting value. The background color with just a hint of orange in it is a nod to the complimentary color of blue and creates visual interest without being overpowering. Finally, adding just a touch of strong red in the pen and the book draws the viewer's eye back to the small pink area of his lips - returning focus to his face. Although the majority of people in the world are right handed, putting the pen in his left hand served a particular purpose; it allowed me to draw the eye of the viewer up and around the composition in a way that was more effective than if he were holding the pen in his right hand. \r\n \r\nAs a former photographer, I am drawn to images that are like snapshots, glimpses into ordinary moments in the lives of strangers. My work is primarily figurative, I like to explore facial expressions and the delicacy of hands as well as body language, which is so universally identifiable and connects us all. I am honored to be included in this very special exhibit and join the creative voices of the other artists to celebrate the life and work of Nelson Mandela.","essay":"As a former photographer, I am drawn to images that are like snapshots, glimpses into ordinary moments in the lives of strangers. My work is primarily figurative, I like to explore facial expressions and the delicacy of hands as well as body language, which is so universally identifiable and connects us all. \r\n \r\nI use commercially available cotton fabric, preferring prints to solids to add a layer of complexity to the image and elevate it from simply a photo reproduced fabric. I work in raw edge machine applique, allowing puckers and wrinkles as they are the inherent characteristic of fabric. \r\n \r\nMy mother was an artist and interior designer, so I grew up surrounded by artists and other creative people. Maybe it wall all the fabric swatches she had in the house that first drew me to fabric, perhaps the fact that my grandmother designed custom hats means it is in my DNA. But I have always been drawn to fabric and although I did not know anyone who made quilts, I made my first quilt at the age of eleven. \r\n \r\nI have never taken a class in quilting or art quilting; part of the pleasure for me is figuring out what I need to do on my own. I teach extensively so I can share what I know with others and have published four books on my techniques - the most recent, released in June 2014, is entitled Pictorial Art Quilt Guidebook. \r\n \r\nA good art quilt is no different from good art in any media -- thought and attention must be paid to composition, color and value. Value --the relative light and dark of the colors used -- is often overlooked, and is critical in creating the illusion of depth and dimension, light and shadow. Consequently, I spend a lot of time evaluating and auditioning fabrics to find the right color with the right value for every section of the image. My work is very low tech, although I prepare the working pattern on my computer, I do not manipulate the fabric or do anything else that requires special equipment. My studio space has a design wall, a work table, a cutting table, a lightbox and a sewing machine.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Who Will Carry On?","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"30\"","OverallLengthF012b":"30\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","Brown","Gold","Red"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"ConstrucF038b":["Machine Applique"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied"],"OtherFabF040a":"Cotton canvas backing","ContInscripF020":"Handwritten in ink on sleeve on the back:\r\nWho Will Carry On?\r\n2014\r\nLeni Levenson Wiener\r\nwww.leniwiener.com\r\n\r\nThe story about me and my quilt:\r\nLeni Levenson Wiener\r\nWho Will Carry On? 2014 30\" x 30\"","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"New Rochelle","ProvStateF057d":"New York (NY)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 102.","QuiltTopF054":"Wiener, Leni Levenson","QuiltedByF055":"Wiener, Leni Levenson","CityF106a":"New Rochelle","StateF107":"New York (NY)","CountryF108":["United States"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"BirthDateF099":"3//1952","EthnicF101":"African American","OccupationF104":"artist, instructor, author","NameGroupF120":"SAQA (Board of Directors and Chair of Exhibition Committee)","OwnerNameF082a":"Leni Levenson Wiener","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"New Rochelle","OwnerStateF086":"New York (NY)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-75/CHSLM310.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-75/CHSLM310-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"WHO WILL CARRY ON","Maker":"[\"WIENER, LENI LEVENSON\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","PattSourceF065":["Original to maker"],"legacy_kid":"74-19F-54","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:59","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["WHO WILL CARRY ON"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"Va5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-74","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"CHSLM309","description":"Felecia Tinker \r\nWhat's In A Name? \r\nCleveland Heights, Ohio, USA | Cotton fabric, batik, cotton and silk thread; machine pieced and quilted \r\n \r\nWhen starting this journey, the name most familiar to me for Nelson Mandela was simply Nelson Mandela. I then learned that Mandela was born into the Madiba clan where he was given the name Rolihlahla that, in Xhosa, meant literally “pulling the branch of the tree”. On the first day of school his teacher gave him the name Nelson; as he writes in his book Long Walk to Freedom, he doesn’t know why his teacher chose that name. Mandela was sixteen at the time of his traditional Xhosa rites of passage into manhood and when he was given the name Dalibunga or “keeper of tradition”. During his time of anti-apartheid activities and before he went to prison, he used the alias David Motsamayi. Mandela was so elusive about this period of “living underground” that he was dubbed the Black Pimpernel. Upon his arrival to Robben Island prison he was given a new name, the prison number 46664; the number meant he was the 466th prisoner in the year 1964. \r\n \r\nWhat is in a name? A life well lived!","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"What's In A Name","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"29\"","OverallLengthF012b":"29\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Blue","Gold","Purple","Red"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Batiks"],"ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread","Silk thread"],"QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied"],"ContInscripF020":"Machine embroidered on label on back:\r\nWhat's In A Name\r\nFelecia Tinker\r\nOhio, USA\r\n2014\r\n\r\nWritten in each block on the quilt top:\r\nRolihlahla (hand written in ink)\r\n46664 (machine appliqued)\r\nMandela (machine appliqued)\r\nDalibunga (hand written in ink)\r\nMadiba (machine appliqued)\r\nNelson (hand embroidered)\r\nBlack Pimpernel (hand embroidered)\r\n\r\nPrinted and hand written on an ID card in the block in the lower left corner of the top\r\nProfession\r\nPlace and date of birth 18/7/1918 Bechuanaland\r\nDomicile Bechuanaland\r\nHeight 1-78m\r\nColour of Hair Black\r\nIdentifying Details\r\nNames of children\r\nDavid Motosamyi","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"February 2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Cleveland Heights","ProvStateF057d":"Ohio (OH)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 90.","QuiltTopF054":"Tinker, Felecia","QuiltedByF055":"Tinker, Felecia","CityF106a":"Cleveland Heights","StateF107":"Ohio (OH)","CountryF108":["United States"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","OwnerNameF082a":"Felecia Tinker","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"Cleveland Heights","OwnerStateF086":"Ohio (OH)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-74/CHSLM309.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-74/CHSLM309-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"WHATS IN A NAME","Maker":"[\"TINKER, FELECIA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","legacy_kid":"74-19F-53","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:59","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["WHATS IN A NAME"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"NK5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-41","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"CHSLM280","description":"Carolyn Crump \r\nWasted Years \r\nHouston, Texas, USA | Cotton, hemp, and felt fabrics, paint; free-motion quilted and painted \r\n \r\nEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. It always seems impossible until it's done. — Nelson Mandela \r\n \r\nThroughout history bars have always been used to confine animals, protect property, set boundaries, and isolate criminals. This was not so in the case of Nelson Mandela. He surrendered to the bars and laws of that day because he knew that imprisonment was a small price to pay for the cost of freedom for his people; the bars could not stop his quest. \r\n \r\nThis work aims to show the strength and courage of a man who knew that his love for his fellowman was stronger than any bars that he would ever face. This great and wonderful man never allowed the bars or time to shake hs soul or his mission. No matter what he endured, he maintained hopes of a brighter day. Giving up was not an option, he was determined that having begun a good thing, he and his fellow activists would see it through to completion. The bars of the jail cell represent his faith, hope, trust and sacrifice. \r\n \r\nThis man showed the entire world that one person can truly make a difference. Madiba, though your spirit has now been set free, a grateful nation and, yes, the entire world honors you.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Wasted Years","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"31\"","OverallLengthF012b":"37.5\"","PredomColorsF014":["Beige or Tan","Black","Blue","Red"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF037b":"Acrylic Wash, Hemp, Felt","UniqueF038h":"Whole Quilt, Acrylic Wash","QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"DesignF052a":["Meander/free motion"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"1/1/2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Houston","ProvStateF057d":"Texas (TX)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 44.","Maker Associator":"50-146-5","QuiltTopF054":"Crump, Carolyn","QuiltedByF055":"Crump, Carolyn","CityF106a":"Houston","StateF107":"Texas (TX)","CountryF108":["United States"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"BirthDateF099":"4/6/","EthnicF101":"Black","OccupationF104":"Art Teacher & Studio Artist","NameGroupF120":"WCQN, SAQA","OwnerNameF082a":"Carolyn Crump","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"Houston","OwnerStateF086":"Texas (TX)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-41/CHSLM280.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-41/CHSLM280-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"WASTED YEARS","Maker":"[\"CRUMP, CAROLYN\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","legacy_kid":"74-19F-34","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:41","updated_at":"2024-07-17 19:32:17"},"sort":["WASTED YEARS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"aK5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-93","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0070","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Warrior's Shield","SubjQuiltF025":"Improv. Talisman","OverallWidthF12a":"38 1/4\"","OverallLengthF012b":"34 5/8\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Blue","Gold","Green","Orange","Pink","Red","Yellow"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Print"],"UniqueF037b":"Indigo cotton, African cotton fabric","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"UniqueF038h":"Improv","EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton","BattLoftF048a":"Thin","QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"WidthBindF047":"half inch - one inch","BindWidthF047a":"1/2\"","FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"TypeInscripF019":["Date","Single inscription"],"OtherMethodInscripF021a":"Handwritten","LocInscripF022":["on back"],"OtherLocInscripF022a":"On sleeve","DateInscripF020a":"2010","ContInscripF020":"EdJohnetta Miller. 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Capital Community College","OtherSourceMat":"Courant","QuiltTopF054":"Miller, Edjohnetta","QuiltedByF055":"Miller, Edjohnetta","GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","Owner Associator":"50-146-2","OwnerNameF082a":"Carolyn Mazloomi","IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnerCityF084":"West Chester","OwnerStateF086":"Ohio (OH)","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved","DateDataF006b":"3/30/2015","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-93/15.0070.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-93/15.0070-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-28","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"WARRIORS SHIELD","Maker":"[\"MILLER, EDJOHNETTA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","legacy_kid":"74-19F-C","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:45:09","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["WARRIORS SHIELD"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"Wq5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-79","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights","InstInvContrNumF004":"CHSLM313","description":"Sauda A. Zahra \r\nVictory of the Spirit \r\nDurham, North Carolina, USA | Cotton fabrics, photo transfer, applique; African beads and bead lettering embellishments; machine pieced and quilted \r\n \r\nWhen I received the call for submission for the Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela exhibit, I knew I would design a quilt that speaks to the strength and endurance Mandela showed throughout his life as a freedom fighter, prisoner, president and global human rights activist. I contemplated on the sacrifices he made for the sake of his country, the personal losses he experienced, the trials and tribulations that tested his faith and beliefs, and his unwavering commitment to the struggle to abolish Apartheid in South Africa. The more I learned about Mandela’s life, the more questions I had about my quilt design. How would I design a quilt that encapsulates Mandela’s life’s work? Where would I start? Where would I end? Would I be able to adequately capture Mandela the man and his spirit by incorporating his personal, political and spiritual journeys in the design? Would the size parameters for the quilt restrict my design? Should I narrow my focus to a particular event or period? In this quilt I highlight two pivotal periods in Mandela’s fight for freedom, justice, and equality: his incarceration and South Africa’s democratic constitution. I captured the timespan between these two periods by layering the attic window quilt block pattern that visually suggests the distance between Mandela looking out into the future, and someone looking in at a new South Africa. \r\n \r\nThis visual pathway, between Mandela peering through prison bars and the seven pillars of the South Africa constitution, is marked by pivotal dates and numbers in his life and ends at names of those who shaped, nurtured, and grounded the man we know today. The boxing pose against the prison bars creates a powerful image of a man who did not let being in prison stop him from continuing to fight for his country. The South African flag colors evoke feelings of despair, growth and hope. The symbolism used throughout the quilt continues the story of Mandela’s fight for freedom. The boxing pose against the prison bars create a powerful image of a man who did not let being in prison stop him from continuing to fight for his country. Mandela credited many of his victories in life to relying on strategies he had learned during boxing as a youth. The South African flag colors used through the quilt evoke feelings of despair, growth and hope. \r\n \r\nThe quilt speaks to how Mandela survived unimaginable circumstances, thrived in spite of insurmountable obstacles, and achieved victory of his spirit that enabled him to live and die in a free democratic South Africa.","essay":"My desire to express my creativity has been constant throughout my life and has led me to many creative pursuits. My creative journey has intersected with sewing, crewel embroidery, doll making, stained glass, and finally quilting. I was first exposed to quilting in an undergraduate textiles course in the 1970s. Prior to this course, I had no knowledge of quilting. Quilting was not part of my family’s history. I was reintroduced to quilting in 1998 when the African American Quilt Circle (AAQC) formed in Durham, North Carolina, where I currently reside. Women who loved quilts and quilting came together to continue the rich quilting tradition rooted in African American communities across the United States. My quilting foundation was laid when I attended the first AAQC meeting, and quickly fell in love with an art form where I could combine my love of color, textiles and sewing to create artwork rooted in history and tradition. \r\n \r\nI could not have envisioned the journey I was embarking on when I entered the world of quilting. I am a self-taught quilter. Like many quilters, I started quilting using traditional patterns but quickly moved to a free style approach where I could create my own designs and push the boundaries of how quilts are made and redefine what a quilt is. This shift gave me creative license to experiment with different fabrics, embellishments and techniques such as applique and hand quilting to define my quilting style. My personal eclectic style and broad interests found its way into my quilt making. I draw inspirations from my culture, African American history, women's stories, and anything that sparks my imagination and conveys my creative voice. I create to express a feeling, convey a message, or provide a visual experience for the viewer. My commitment to quilting grew when I began exhibiting my artwork. My quilting sisters at the AAQC encouraged me to enter my first quilt, Scrappy Beginnings (1999) in my former company’s employee art show. The art show was juried by local professional artists. My quilt won an Excellence Award in 1999. I continued to exhibit my quilts in the employee art show and won Excellence Awards from 1999-2004, including a Best in the Show Award. I also exhibit quilts in AAQC’s bi-annual exhibits. In 2007, I received an Emerging Artist Award from the Durham Arts Council which financially supports artists who are launching a professional career. \r\n \r\nMy local recognition as a quilt artist opened doors for me and my quilts to gain exposure beyond my North Carolina. I have actively exhibited my artwork since 1999. My quilts have been shown in over 50 local, national, international and traveling exhibitions. My artwork also appears in several quilt publications including, Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition African American Quilts (2007), Quilting African-American Women’s History: Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions (2008), Journey of Hope: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama (2010), The President’s House: Their Untold Stories in Quilts (2011), and the upcoming publication for "And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations" (2013), the largest exhibit ever of African American-made quilts. I was fortunate to have my first solo exhibition in 2011 at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, NC, which showcased over 40 works spanning thirteen-year of her quilting journey. My quilts are in private collections across the United States. My artwork is also included in The Women of Color Quilters Network Permanent Collection at the Michigan State University Museum. \r\n \r\nI have been quilting for sixteen years and I continue to grow and stretch myself as an artist. My evolving journey as a fiber artist is taking me down paths where I can express my artistic skills, satisfy my creative needs and nurture my spirit in new and exciting ways. As an artist, I seek to explore my creative process and experience a more intimate relationship with my artwork, a relationship that stitches together matters of the heart, mind, body and spirit. I desire to go deeper into my creative well, listen fully with an open heart, and feel more intensely as I create, with the hope of discovering more about myself and my art. My creative journey and why I create is rooted in core beliefs about how I see myself in the world: "I believe we are all creative beings who are imbued with unique ways to express our creative gifts. Some people's creative gifts are obvious to them very early and their path toward a creative identify is more direct. Others venture into many creative outlets and explore different artistic mediums before something speaks intimately to their creative souls. I also believe that expressing one's creative self is a gift and a responsibility that each of us owes to the world in which we are blessed to be a part of...and so I quilt." My creative voice continues to speak through my artwork, and as long as it does, my quilting journey will have no destination.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Victory of the Spirit","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"29.5\"","OverallLengthF012b":"29.5\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Blue","Gray","Red","Yellow"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF037b":"Applique; African beads and bead lettering","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038g":["Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)","Photography/photo transfer"],"EmbMatF039":["Beads attached"],"QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"ContInscripF020":"Label on the back, computer quilted:\r\nVictory of the Spirit\r\nA Tribute to Nelson Mandela\r\nMade By\r\nSauda A. Zahra\r\nFebruary 2014\r\nDurham, NC\r\n30\" x 30\"\r\nMachine Pieced\r\nMachine Quilted\r\n\r\nSpelled out in beads on front:\r\nRolihlanla\r\nMadiba\r\nNelson\r\nDalibhunga\r\nDavid\r\nTata\r\nKhula\r\nMandela\r\n\r\nPrinted on fabric at the bottom of the quilt top:\r\nDemocracy\r\nEquality\r\nReconciliation\r\nDiversity\r\nResponsibility\r\nRespect\r\nFreedom","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"February 2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Durham","ProvStateF057d":"North Carolina (NC)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 103.","QuiltTopF054":"Zahra, Sauda A.","QuiltedByF055":"Zahra, Sauda A.","CityF106a":"Durham","StateF107":"North Carolina (NC)","CountryF108":["United States"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"BirthDateF099":"2/17/1952","EthnicF101":"African American","OwnerNameF082a":"Sauda A. Zahra","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"Durham","OwnerStateF086":"North Carolina (NC)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-79/CHSLM313.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-79/CHSLM313-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"VICTORY OF THE SPIRIT","Maker":"[\"ZAHRA, SAUDA A.\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","PattSourceF065":["Original to maker"],"legacy_kid":"74-19F-58","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:45:01","updated_at":"2024-07-11 15:41:15"},"sort":["VICTORY OF THE SPIRIT"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"J65nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-28","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0166","essay":"My quilt addresses the vital role the Underground Railroad played in American history. Born in Thomaston, Georgia, a former slave state, I was not taught about the Underground Railroad in school. I decided to educate myself and others about this important period in American history. The eighteen different blocks of "Secret Signs" tell the story of various methods used by escaping slaves in the South to find their way north to freedom. Slaves used coded messages and secret signs to escape with the help of "conductors" along the Underground Railroad. My quilt celebrates the creativity, faith, quick thinking, strenth, hope, endurance and determination to end the evils of slavery.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"UGRR Quilt: Signs and Symbols","SubjQuiltF025":"Underground railroad symbols","OverallWidthF12a":"70 1/2\"","OverallLengthF012b":"87\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","Green","Pink","Red","White"],"LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","NumBordersF033":"1","BordDescF034":"Pink border- 1 3/8\"","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Dotted"],"UniqueF037b":"Felt","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"ConstrucF038d":["Dimensional applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)","Ink drawing","Painting"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton","BattLoftF048a":"Thin","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Front turned to back"],"WidthBindF047":"less than a half inch","BindWidthF047a":"1/4\"","TypeInscripF019":["Date","Place","Single inscription"],"OtherMethodInscripF021a":"Handwritten, stitched","LocInscripF022":["on back"],"OtherLocInscripF022a":"Bottom right","DateInscripF020a":"2011","ContInscripF020":"#4. Maker. Barbara Payne. Columbus, Ohio. [Phone]. Underground Railroad","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2003","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Columbus","ProvStateF057d":"Ohio (OH)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Quilting African American Women's History: Our Challenges, Creativity, and Champions","QuiltTopF054":"Payne, Barbara","QuiltedByF055":"Payne, Barbara","GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","Owner Associator":"50-146-2","OwnerNameF082a":"Carolyn Mazloomi","IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnerCityF084":"West Chester","OwnerStateF086":"Ohio (OH)","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved","DateDataF006b":"3/3/2015","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-28/15.0166.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-28/15.0166-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-28","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"UGRR QUILT SIGNS AND SYMBOLS","Maker":"[\"PAYNE, BARBARA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","legacy_kid":"74-19F-28","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:34","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["UGRR QUILT SIGNS AND SYMBOLS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"dq5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-107","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","essay":"The Tutu legacy is grounded in their loving marriage of 61 years. Their interdependent love embodies an intimate commitment to peace and social justice in the tradition of Ubuntu.
The arch leaping out of the\"craziness\" of apartheid into \"I do,\" laughter, and kisses - signifiers of their legacy: love for each other and their country. Leah shares that the secret to their long and happy union is laughter along with greeting each other morning and night with a kiss. The yellow rose band in the South African flag signifies the Leah Tutu Rose and Leah's role in shaping the path of their ubuntu> legacy. Sixty yellow rose blocks commemorate their 60th wedding anniversary.
Sheridan is a member of the Women of Color Quilters Network and has shown her work throughout the world. Sheridan is also a quilt scholar and Africana studies lecturer.
From MacDowell, Marsha and Brown, Aleia; Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action: Quilt Tributes to Desmond and Leah Tutu by South African and American artists, Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network, 2016, page 59.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Ubuntutu Love: \"For Better and For Better\"","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"EmbMatF039":["Beads attached"],"QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2016","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","ReasonsF060":["Art or personal expression","Challenge or contest entry","Commemorative"],"PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Milton","ProvStateF057d":"Georgia (GA)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action, was displayed at the Nelson Mandela Gateway Museum, Cape Town, South Africa from October 3 - November 2016; and Stellenbosch University Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 24, 2016 - February 28, 2017.","OtherSourceMat":"MacDowell, Marsha and Brown, Aleia; Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action: Quilt Tributes to Desmond and Leah Tutu by South African and American artists, Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network, 2016, page 59.","QuiltTopF054":"Sheridan, Denise","QuiltedByF055":"Sheridan, Denise","EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","OwnerNameF082a":"Denise Sheridan","OwnershipF082":"Private","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved by the artist","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-107/34-SheridanDenise.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-107/34-SheridanDenisez.JPG"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2022-10-05","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"UBUNTUTU LOVE FOR BETTER AND FOR BETTER","Maker":"[\"SHERIDAN, DENISE\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"7","created_at":"2022-10-05 17:20:56","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["UBUNTUTU LOVE FOR BETTER AND FOR BETTER"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"Pa5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-50","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"CHSLM286","description":"Marjorie Diggs Freeman \r\nUbuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift \r\nDurham, North Carolina, USA | Cotton fabrics and thread with cotton and polyester Hobbs black batting; hand appliqué and quilting \r\n \r\nIn 2001, I stood at Mandela's cell on Robben Island trying to imagine how he spent his years of isoloation from the world and wondering what good had come from the years he spent there. After further reading, I understood that it was his time of imprisonment that gave him the opportunity to study, think, learn and plan. It was in those conditions that I believe he learned the full meaning of Ubuntu and how it would impact the realization of his life's goals. My experiences and thought years ago became a reality in this quilt, Ubuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift, designed and created specifically for the exhibition, Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela opening in South African in July 2014. \r\n \r\nA design visualizing the spirit, belief and philosophy that guided Nelson Mandela's vision, work and leadership, had to be as abstract as the concept. 'Ubuntu', the recognition of the oneness of all humanity and the universal bond that connects us all, is the spirit of unity that recognizes our need for each other. As Mandela traveled his journey in life, his perception widened and he knew that the only way to achieve real freedom and peace was through the mutual acceptance and understanding of ALL individuals with dignity. This belief and knowledge of our human connectedness enhance his communication and ability to attain his goal: a democratic free society where people had equality and lived in peace and harmony. President Obama's statement at Mandela's memorial service, "....ubuntu was his greatest gift." helped me to clarify the title. \r\n \r\nUbuntu is symbolized on the quilt, in the colors of the South African flag, with interlocking circles representing the acceptance, harmony and mutual understanding that the people of South Africa employed to create a democratic, free society. On the three solid circles are memorable quotes by Mandela that are of timeless value. The events of his life, his relationships with those close to him and those who opposed him, his setbacks and disappointments, and his awards and achievements have been well documented. I want my quilt to help people understand the underlying belief and force that enabled Nelson Mandela to achieve greatness and worldwide recognition, not for himself, but the people of his country and the world. His deep belief in the idea of ubuntu is worthy of practice by everyone, everywhere, forever. Perhaps the visual simplicity of my quilt will remind people of his great tool for achieving harmony and peace on this planet.","essay":"Life as a Quilter by Marjorie Diggs Freeman \r\nI grew up in a large family and learned how to sew, knit and embroider before the age of 9. Sewing classes were compulsory in grades 6 through 8 then which resulted in her making most of her clothes in high school and college. She always slept under quilts that her mother had made from scraps and old clothing until she purchased a book in the 1980s about how to make a patchwork quilt using sampler blocks. It took her 4 years to complete the queen-size quilt completely by hand and to fall in love with quilting while continuing to knit and needlepoint. She made many quilt projects following purchased designs and in her first official quilting class drafted the pattern for a 32 point mariner's compass which became her first wall hanging. \r\n \r\nIn 1992 she moved to North Carolina and met African American quilters who encouraged her as she ventured from the static traditional styles that suppressed her creativity to the free form expressive designs she now creates. Her inspirations come from music, life experiences, nature, extensive travels and beautiful fabrics, especially those from Africa. \r\n \r\nShe loves the challenge of creating for a specific topic or idea, working spontaneously, learning new techniques and giving a pattern her own twist. The amount of art work she produces is often slowed down by her meticulous applique and detailed handwork but the results of this manner of work are magnified in the amount of satisfaction it brings to her and ultimately to the viewer. Almost all of her quilts have hand stitching that connects her intimately and spiritually to them. This personal connection is the most relaxing and rewarding part of the artistic process for her. She feels that when the gift of a quilt is given, a part of the quilt maker goes with it. \r\n \r\nMs. Diggs Freeman believes that there is a story in every quilt. Many quilts are visual lessons that are designed to teach or make a statement of some kind. The best quilts are aesthetically pleasing and use colors, shapes, symoblism or images and fabrics that create a mood and/or evoke reactions from the viewer. \r\n \r\nMs. Diggs Freeman is particularly drawn to the portrait quilts made by Penny Sisto and Alice Beasley as their realistic details connect her to her family's past. Marjorie Diggs Freeman is a retired educator and administrator, author of elementary math workbooks, mother of two sons, maker of note cards, a self-taught fiber artist and a Christian. Her work varies in appearance illustrating that she is still on a creative journey that will never end as there are "too many blessings, stories, experiences and ideas to share with the world before I leave it!" A New Jersey native, Ms. Diggs Freeman","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Ubuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"30.5\"","OverallLengthF012b":"30.25\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Blue","Green","Red","Yellow"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton or polyester blend","UniqueBattF048b":"Hobbs black","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"ContInscripF020":"Hand appliqued on the quilt top:\r\nUBUNTU\r\n\r\nPrinted in a white circle, then hand appliqued, 3 quotes:\r\n\"When a man had done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.\"\r\n\"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.\"\r\n\"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.\"\r\n\r\nComputer printed label on the back of the quilt:\r\nUbuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift\r\nCreated for the exhibition\r\nConscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela\r\nOrganized by Michigan State University Museum and The Women of Color Quilters Network and Freinds\r\nDesigned, Appliqued and Quilted by Hand\r\nin Durham, North Carolina USA in 2014\r\nBy Fiber Artist\r\nMarjorie Diggs Freeman\r\n100% Cotton Fabrics\r\n30\" x 30\"","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Durham","ProvStateF057d":"North Carolina (NC)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 53.","QuiltTopF054":"Freeman, Marjorie Diggs","QuiltedByF055":"Freeman, Marjorie Diggs","CityF106a":"Durham","StateF107":"North Carolina (NC)","CountryF108":["United States"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"BirthDateF099":"9/23/1936","EthnicF101":"African American","OccupationF104":"Retired Educator/Fiber Artist","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network, American Quilters Society, Alliance of American Quilts, S.A.Q.A., African American Quilt Circle of Durham","OwnerNameF082a":"Marjorie Diggs Freeman","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"Durham","OwnerStateF086":"North Carolina (NC)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-50/CHSLM286.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-50/CHSLM286-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"UBUNTU MANDELAS GREATEST GIFT","Maker":"[\"FREEMAN, MARJORIE DIGGS\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","PattSourceF065":["Original to maker"],"legacy_kid":"74-19F-3D","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:46","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["UBUNTU MANDELAS GREATEST GIFT"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"Yq5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-87","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0063","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OwnerNameF010":"Two Figures","LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","Owner Associator":"50-146-2","OwnerNameF082a":"Carolyn Mazloomi","IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnerCityF084":"West Chester","OwnerStateF086":"Ohio (OH)","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved","DateDataF006b":"2/28/2017","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-87/15.0063.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-87/15.0063-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-28","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"TWO FIGURES","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","legacy_kid":"74-19F-6","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:45:06","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:16:45"},"sort":["TWO FIGURES"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"La5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-34","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"CHSLM-MQ382","description":"Sandra Macgillivray \r\nTwinkle, Twinkle Little Star \r\nCanmore, Alberta, Canada | Cotton,hand dyed and commercial, machine pieced and appliqued, paint, African wooden and glass beads, leather | photograph by the artist \r\n \r\nAlthough I am not back in Canada, I was lucky enough to live in South Africa for three years. I had many experiences there which will stay with me for life. One of these is the enduring love and respect expressed for Nelson Mandela by so many of the people I met while I was there. \r\n \r\nI chose to focus on Madiba's work to better the lives of South Africa's children. In 1995 the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund was established. The work of the NMCF is based on the belief that all children have dreams and aspirations and should thus be afforded the opportunity to reach their full potential. A vast amount of money has been raised under the NMCF umbrella which has meant many positive changes for South Africa's children. Recently ground was broken on the Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital and it is slated to open early 2016. \r\n \r\nMadiba often sang "Twinkle, twinkle little star" with the children he met to put them quickly at ease. This really resonated with me. Music has always played a major role in my family. When my father died last year my sister and I altered the words to a hymn we loved to hear him sing and then recited it as a poem at his funeral. "A sigh in the night and a star is born." I imagine that as each person leaves this world, in the heavens a new star is born. I am sure that Madiba's star is watching over us and shining very brightly.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"30\"","OverallLengthF012b":"30\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Red","Rust","White"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Hand-dyed"],"UniqueF037b":"African wooden and glass beads, leather","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Machine Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)","Painting"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Canmore","ProvProvF057e":"Alberta","ProvCountryF057f":["Canada"],"CommSourceF064b":"Madiba silhouette courtesy of www.fxpapercuts.com","ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 71.","QuiltTopF054":"Macgillivary, Sandra","QuiltedByF055":"Macgillivary, Sandra","CityF106a":"Canmore","ProvF107a":"Alberta","CountryF108":["Canada"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","OwnerNameF082a":"Sandra Macgillivary","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerCityF084":"Canmore","OwnerProvinceF086a":"Alberta","OwnerCountryF086b":["Canada"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.","DateDataF006b":"2014","photocredit079a1":"Sandra Macgillivray; Madiba silhouette courtesy of www.fxpapercuts.com","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-34/CHSLM-MQ382.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-34/CHSLM-MQ382-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2018-04-10","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR","Maker":"[\"MACGILLIVARY, SANDRA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Object Associator":"50-147-1","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","legacy_kid":"74-19F-2E","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:38","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:36:56"},"sort":["TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"eK5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-109","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","essay":"This piece was created to pay homage to an extraordinary world-class couple who have been in the fight for equality for their home country and for global causes. I count it a great privilege to be included in this historical exhibition and hope/pray that my simple piece will convey my gratitude. The words I have applied on this piece state just a few facts about what their foundation was built on.
Williams is a self-taught artist who mainly works with textiles. Her quilting artistry represents both her childhood in the Midwest and her African ancestry. Much of her work has been featured in exhibitions of the Women of Color Quilters Network.
Coleman is a textile and mixed artist. Thirty years in youth and family services inspire her artistic practice. Most of her work explores community, memory, and social change.
Hartwell is a fibre artist committed to narrative quilting as a way to preserve memories and traditions. She is one of the founding members of the Women of Color Quilters Network.
From MacDowell, Marsha and Brown, Aleia; Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action: Quilt Tributes to Desmond and Leah Tutu by South African and American artists, Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network, 2016, page 40.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Ode to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Leah Tutu","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Batiks"],"UniqueF037b":"Textile paint on eyes","ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique","Machine Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Painting"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2016","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","ReasonsF060":["Art or personal expression","Challenge or contest entry","Commemorative"],"PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Summerville","ProvStateF057d":"South Carolina (SC)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action, was displayed at the Nelson Mandela Gateway Museum, Cape Town, South Africa from October 3 - November 2016; and Stellenbosch University Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 24, 2016 - February 28, 2017.","OtherSourceMat":"MacDowell, Marsha and Brown, Aleia; Ubuntutu: Life Legacies of Love and Action: Quilt Tributes to Desmond and Leah Tutu by South African and American artists, Michigan State University Museum and Women of Color Quilters Network, 2016, page 40.","QuiltTopF054":"Hartwell, Peggie","QuiltedByF055":"Hartwell, Peggie","EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","OwnerNameF082a":"Peggie Hartwell","OwnershipF082":"Private","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved by the artist","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-99/15-HartwellPeggie.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-99/15-HartwellPeggiez.JPG"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2022-10-05","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"ODE TO ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU AND LEAH TUTU","Maker":"[\"HARTWELL, PEGGIE\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"7","created_at":"2022-10-05 17:18:22","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:16:45"},"sort":["ODE TO ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU AND LEAH TUTU"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"GK5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-12","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0121","essay":"Artist statement about work: \r\nIn 2009 when I created the quilt I was totally committed to Barack Obama and what he wanted to accomplish for our country. In 2014, that commitment has not changed.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Obama Lights the World with a Spirit of Hope","SubjQuiltF025":"Obama. Hope","OverallWidthF12a":"42 1/2\"","OverallLengthF012b":"43\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Beige or Tan","Black","Blue","Brown","Gold","Pink","Yellow"],"LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","NumBordersF033":"1","BordDescF034":"Black border- 2 5/8\". Border includes gold embroidered words, \"OBAMA lights the world with a spirit of HOPE\".","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF037b":"Gold netting, gold ribbon, organza","ConstrucF038b":["Machine Applique","Fusible Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Machine embroidery"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread","Metallic thread"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton","BattLoftF048a":"Thin","QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied","Bias grain"],"WidthBindF047":"less than a half inch","BindWidthF047a":"3/8\"","FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"TypeInscripF019":["Date","Message","Place","Single inscription"],"MethodInscripF021":["Attached label","Typewriter"],"LocInscripF022":["on back"],"OtherLocInscripF022a":"Bottom right","DateInscripF020a":"2009","ContInscripF020":"Sandra E. Noble. [Address]. Warrensville Heights, OH [Zip]. Obama lights the World with a Spirit of Hope . 42 1/2x43. Completed 2009","DateFinishF023b":"2009","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Warrensville Heights","ProvStateF057d":"Ohio (OH)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"ExhibitListF067a":"National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, 2009. African American Quilt and Doll Guild Biennial Quilt and Doll Show, 2012","OtherSourceMat":"Journey of Hope: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama (exhibit catalog), Carolyn L. Mazloomi, Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2010.","QuiltTopF054":"Noble, Sandra E.","QuiltedByF055":"Noble, Sandra E.","GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","Owner Associator":"50-146-2","OwnerNameF082a":"Carolyn Mazloomi","IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnerCityF084":"West Chester","OwnerStateF086":"Ohio (OH)","HolderF080a":"Women of Color Quilters Network, all rights reserved","DateDataF006b":"3/24/2015","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-12/15.0121.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/50-145-12/15.0121-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-28","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"OBAMA LIGHTS THE WORLD WITH A SPIRIT OF HOPE","Maker":"[\"NOBLE, SANDRA E.\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University and Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","legacy_kid":"74-19F-19","project_id":"50","form_id":"145","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-26 06:44:26","updated_at":"2024-07-11 15:27:20"},"sort":["OBAMA LIGHTS THE WORLD WITH A SPIRIT OF HOPE"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"ca5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-102","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","essay":"In the Asia Pacific War from 1931-1945, the Japanese governement enslaved approximately 200,000 women. The Comfort Women, as they were referred to, were lured or coerced to work in brothels at Japanese military stations. This international war crime included victims from Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, China and the Phillipines. Until the 1990s, victims were mostly silent and discouraged from seeking restitution. Most of the few living survivors are in their eighties and nineties, still living, working through with the artrocities of their captivity. Not until the 1990s did victims begin speaking up seeking restitution. Desmond Tutu's work on truth-telling influences the women to advocate for their rights, which eventually led to others supporting them. Some women have received reparations.
