The Quilt Index

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\r\nAugust 25, 2002 (hand written)
\r\nDescription of "Yes Sir" Heartfelt Quilt (typed)
\r\nThe "Yes Sir" quilt is machine pieced, machine and hand appliqued, and hand quilted. It measures 72 x 72 inches and contains one hand appliqued man's work shirt surrounded by one hundred machine appliqued red hearts.
\r\nWritten on the one white heart appliqued to the shirt is the American Cancer Society's statistics on male breast cancer (one man to 100 women).
\r\nI designed the quilt in 1998, one week after my husband had undergone a radical mastectomy. The design was meant to bring awareness to male breast cancer, but the quilt serendipitously lends awareness to breast cancer in both genders. The quilt is dedicated to my husband, Melvin Mitchell. Yes Sir! He is number one in my heart. Mel had a 7 year survival from the Breast Cancer- He died in 2005 from another type of cancer. (hand written) Artist also includes a copy of her husbands obituary, a History of the "Yes Sir" Breast Cancer Awareness Quilt, loan agreement document to Akron General Development Foundation, a flyer to elect Melvin Mitchell as Ravenna Township Trustee, Celebration of Lights Memorial for Melvin Mitchell flyer","QuiltTitleF009":"Yes Sir, Breast Cancer Quilt #1","SubjQuiltF025":"Men breast cancer survivors","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","DateDataF006b":"3/2/2015","QuiltTopF054":"Mitchell, Beatrice","QuiltedByF055":"Mitchell, Beatrice","LocMadeF057a":"Ravanna","ProvStateF057d":"Ohio (OH)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","DateFinishF023b":"1999","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"73\"","OverallLengthF012b":"72 1/2\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","Red","White"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Date","Multiple Names","Message"],"ContInscripF020":"Hand quilted for my husband who underwent a radical mastectomy for breast cancer on December 18, 1988 Melvin Mitchell \"Yes Sir!\" He's #1 in my heart. B'Mitchell","DateInscripF020a":"Dec 18,1999","OtherMethodInscripF021a":"Printed, handwritten and stitched","LocInscripF022":["on back"],"OtherLocInscripF022a":"Bottom right","LayFormatF024":"Medallion or framed center","NumBordersF033":"2","BordDescF034":"White border- 2\", blue border- 4 1/8\".","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton or polyester blend"],"FabPrintF037":["Novelty"],"UniqueF037b":"Blue jeans","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique","Machine Applique"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Front turned to back"],"WidthBindF047":"half inch - one inch","BindWidthF047a":"1/2\"","MatUsedF048":"Cotton","BattLoftF048a":"Thin","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Muffins for Mammograms at Akron General Hospital","IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerAddressF083":"409 West Circle Drive","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerZipF087":"48824","ProvenanceF058a":"From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6771/15.0154.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6771/15.0154-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-24","dateverified_era":"CE","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","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":"StillImage","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved","Pattern":"YES SIR BREAST CANCER QUILT 1","Maker":"[\"MITCHELL, BEATRICE\"]","Date":"1976-1999","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-2987","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:34:12","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:29:50"},"sort":["YES SIR BREAST CANCER QUILT 1"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"8q1gWZEB8akQsUweepcc","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-847","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"90.0042","OwnerNameF010":"Yellow Strip Quilt","QuiltTopF054":"Robinson, Essie Lee","QuiltedByF055":"Robinson, Essie Lee","IfQownerF007b":["Made the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"Detroit","ProvCountyF057b":"Wayne","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","DateQuiltF023":"1950-1975","DateFinishF023b":"1973","GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"Detroit","CountyF106":"Wayne","StateF107":"Michigan (MI)","BirthDateF099":"1918","EnviroF104c":["Urban"],"EthnicF101":"African American","WhenQuiltF118":["Age 30-39"],"WhyQuiltF119":["Pleasure"],"OtherF119a":"\"Quilting gives me a reason to get up in the morning. It works my brain creatively.\"","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"103\"","OverallLengthF012b":"105\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor"],"OverCondF015":"Very good/almost new","LayFormatF024":"Vertical strip","ArrangeBlockF028":"Straight","SashWidthF032":"5/8\"","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton or polyester blend"],"NumPiecesF042":"3","WidthBindF047":"greater than one inch","BindWidthF047a":"1 1/2\"","MatUsedF048":"No filling","QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"NumStitchedF050":"4","NumStitchF051":"5","RelItemsF088a":"African American Quiltimaking in Michigan (1997) book, figure 63, page 44.","OtherSourceMat":"Audiotape interview by Deborah Smith Barney, MSUM 90.81.15-16","OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerNameF082a":"Essie Lee Robinson","OwnerCityF084":"Detroit","OwnerCountyF085":"Wayne","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","AcquiredF058":"Made by owner","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-847/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0b8z7-a_8092.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Michigan State University Museum","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2007-11-29","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"90.0042","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Other","OtherSourceF077a":"Polaroid","photocredit079a1":"Mark Eifert","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of Michigan State University Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Michigan State University Museum","DisplayResF080e":"Michigan State University Museum","LicenseF080f":"Michigan State University Museum","Maker Associator":"12-51-54","Pattern":"YELLOW STRIP QUILT","Maker":"[\"ROBINSON, ESSIE LEE\"]","Date":"1950-1975","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-1317","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:38:51","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:04:39"},"sort":["YELLOW STRIP QUILT"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"Ga1gWZEB8akQsUweg6Th","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-3958","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; 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Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"08.0063","InstInvContrNumF004a":"2008:119.3","description":"W.P.A. Tulip
\r\nMinnie Benberry
\r\nKentucky
\r\nc1930
\r\nCollection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2008:119.3","essay":"Minnie Benberry was Cuesta’s mother-in-law. During the Great Depression, the government hired artists and craftspersons to make quilts as a part of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). Cuesta discovered that a W.P.A. social worker working in rural western Kentucky gave this quilt’s tulip pattern to quilters in the region. The farm families, scattered over a wide area, were unaware that other families had received the same pattern. When the women gathered in the spring at the churchyard to quilt their tops they were surprised that they each had used the same pattern. They decided to name the pattern “W.P.A. Tulip.”
\r\n
\r\nBy Mary Worrall, from the exhibit Unpacking Collections: the Legacy of Cuesta Benberry, An African American Quilt Scholar.","QuiltTitleF009":"W.P.A. Tulip","AddNotesF132":"Cuesta's mother-in-law.","DateDataF006b":"4/22/08","QuiltTopF054":"Benberry, Minnie","QuiltedByF055":"Benberry, Minnie","IfQownerF007b":["Received as a gift"],"ProvStateF057d":"Kentucky (KY)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"1930-1949","DateFinishF023b":"c1930","PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CountryF108":["United States"],"EthnicF101":"African American","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"63\"","OverallLengthF012b":"74\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","ShapeCornersF013b":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Gold","Green","Lavender","Red","White"],"OverCondF015":"Good/moderate use","OtherDamageF016a":"Some of the pieces are coming loose from the background fabric, not unusual in raw-edge applique work. The binding is coming loose in several places. Quilt has been laundered. Hole in green border.","LayFormatF024":"Block pattern","NumBlockF026":"12","SizeBlockF027":"15\" x 15\"","SpacingF029":["Separated by sashing with cornerstones or connecting blocks"],"SashWidthF032":"1 1/2\"","NumBlockPatF030":"1","NumBordersF033":"2","BordDescF034":"Inner: 3 1/2\" green\r\nOuter 2 1/2\" red","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Solid/plain"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Embroidery"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"ColorBackingF040b":["Cream"],"DescBackF043":["Same fabric used throughout","Solid/plain"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Bias grain"],"WidthBindF047":"half inch - one inch","MatUsedF048":"Cotton","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"NumStitchedF050":"4","NumStitchF051":"7","WidthF051a":"1\"","DesignF052a":["Elbow/fan","Outline","Single parallel lines"],"FeaturesF053":"Each tulip is either made of purple solid cotton with a yellow petal in the center or made of red solid cotton with a purple petal in the center of the flower. Each tulip has a bud stitched on the side of the stem. Appliqued stems are 1\" wide made of green solid cotton. All of the appliques are outlined in black embroidery thread in the \"stem\" or \"outline\" stitch. ","ExhibitListF067a":"A New Deal for Quilts, The International Quilt Museum, Janneken Smucker, curator, Lincoln, NE, October 6, 2023 - April 20, 2024.","SourceOtherF006a":"MSU Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"SourceInfoF088b":"Michigan State University Museum","DateObtainedF088c":"2/22/2008","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"This quilt was collected by Cuesta Benberry to further her research on quiltmaking and/or African American quiltmaking. Her son donated the collection to the Michigan State University Museum when she passed away in 2007.","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-5242/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0d5g0-a_8092.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Image cannot be copied without permission","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2009-02-27","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"QDesignF060b":["Bedding, daily use"],"AddNotesF066":"Mrs. Benberry noted that this quilt was one of the WPA quilts from the Great Depression era. She explained that the government hired artists and craftspersons to make quilts during that time of economic hardship. This program served two purposes: These quilts were something of use, utilitarian, yet beautiful and also gave work to talented Americans who had no other means of employment. She noted that the quilt was made by Minnie Benberry, her husband's mother (her mother-in-law). A WPA social worker came to the area of Kentucky where the Benberry's lived. \"The pattern was brought to rural western Kentucky...by a WPA social worker, and given to families that wanted it. The farm families, scattered over a wide area, were unaware that other families had received the same pattern. When the women gathered in the spring at the church yard to quilt their tops..., they were surprised that each woman had the same pattern on her quilt top. They named the quilt design the 'W.P.A. Tulip' because of the social worker who gave the pattern to them.\"","function":"Image -- master","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"2008:119.3","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","HolderF080a":"MSU Board of Trustees","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of MSU Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Image cannot be distributed without permission","DisplayResF080e":"Image cannot be displayed without permission","LicenseF080f":"Image cannot be licensed without permission","Pattern":"WPA TULIP","Maker":"[\"BENBERRY, MINNIE\"]","Date":"1930-1949","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-2349","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:14:55","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:29:49"},"sort":["WPA TULIP"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"La1cWZEB8akQsUwetXIZ","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"9-6-1428","InstProjNameF003a":"Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University"],"DateDataF006b":"3/14/1989","InstInvContrNumF004":"1857","QuiltTitleF009":"Wool Strip","OwnerCityF084":"Claiborne Parish","OwnerStateF086":"Louisiana (LA)","AcquiredF058":"Made by owner","QuiltTopF054":"Powell, Lubertha","EthnicF101":"African American","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"74","OverallLengthF012b":"84","UniqueF038h":"Pieced","LayFormatF024":"Strip","ConstrucBindF046":["Back turned to front","Unfinished/raw edge"],"FiberTypesF035":["Wool"],"FabPrintF037":["Solid/plain"],"PredomColorsF014":["Beige or Tan","Brown"],"OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor","Dark colors"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"DescBackF043":["Print"],"NumStitchedF050":"4","ThrColorF049b":"Brown","DesignF052d":"Rows","MatUsedF048":"Cotton","verify":"yes","OtherDateF023e":"Date estimated by Susan Roach","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"InvenNumF075":"4797","SourceF077":"Digital","HolderF080a":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CreditLineF080b":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CopyRestF080c":"Dr. Susan Roach\r\n\r\nLouisiana Regional Folklife Program\r\n\r\nEnglish Dept, P. O. Box 3162, T.S.\r\n\r\nLouisiana Tech University\r\n\r\nRuston, LA 71272\r\n\r\nPhone: 318/257-2728","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","pbd":"LouisianaLARegionalFolklife-a0a6d2-a","Pattern":"WOOL STRIP","Maker":"[\"POWELL, LUBERTHA\"]","legacy_kid":"1B-3A-639","project_id":"9","form_id":"6","owner":"0","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:22:38","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:03:01"},"sort":["WOOL STRIP"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"QK5mWZEB8akQsUweOoko","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"39-40-6712","InstNameF003":["Indiana State Museum"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Indiana Quilt Registry Project; Indiana State Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstInvContrNumF004a":"Indiana State Museum Acc.# 71.2010.083.0001","DateDataF006b":"2023-05-31","interviewerF007e":"Traci Cromwell","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OwnerNameF010":"Women of Substance","OverallWidthF12a":"36 in","OverallLengthF012b":"38 in","OtherShapeEdgeF013a":"Curved","PredomColorsF014":["Black"],"OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor","Bright or primary colors"],"TypeInscripF019":["Message","Single","Date"],"OtherTypeInscripF019a":"A poem by the artist is printed on a label at the back, edged in red.","ContInscripF020":"Women of Substance

We are mothers,
we are daughters,
we are sisters,
we are wives.

We have families to nuture,
friendships to cultivate,
communities to support,
and love to disseminate.

We have expectations to succeed,
burdens to endure,
decisions to calculate,
prejudices to eliminate.

We are the culmination of years of strife.
We are saints and we are sinners,
we are counselors and we are care providers,
we influence the soul.

We serve a higher God and
we pray for strength and enlightenment.

We are African American Women.....

Linda Gray
Aug. 2007","DateInscripF020a":"Aug. 2007","MethodInscripF021":["Attached label"],"LocInscripF022":["on back"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"2007","LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","SubjQuiltF025":"Handcraft; Art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF037b":"Metallic beads and threads.","ConstrucF038":["Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Machine Embroidery","Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc.)"],"UniqueF038h":"The quilt depicts a stylized African-American woman in black cotton, holding her arms wide, displaying a cape effect of many zigzag bands of African cottons, edged in black. Some of the bands are machine embroidered in metallic scroll patterns; some are beaded with metallic beads in various sizes. Most of the zigzag bands are edged with a thick metallic thread applied on the bobbin. The central black figure is embroidered at the top end with a portion of a sun with rays, which also suggests the figure's face. At the lower edge of the central figure, three bands of machine embroidered circular pebbles in different colors are separated by three bands of white applique. This pattern forms not only the land and the water, but also the decorated hem of the central figure's dress. The figure is appliqued in the central body with three more stylized women in bright African dresses, all bent forward at the waist with round heads.","OtherFabF040a":"The back of the quilt is mostly in a sinuous line print in red, green, and gold on black with one wide strip of black on one side. Two hanging sleeves in the print fabric are applied near the top edge and three small white plastic rings are sewn on to support projecting edges.","QuiltTopF054":"Gray, Linda","QuiltedByF055":"Gray, Linda","LocMadeF057a":"Indianapolis","ProvCountyF057b":"Marion","ProvStateF057d":"Indiana (IN)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"Indiana State Museum Foundation Purchase","PresUseF062":["Museum collection","Artwork/wall hanging"],"OwnershipF082":"Public Museum, Library, or Institution","OwnerNameF082a":"Indiana State Museum","OwnerCityF084":"Indianapolis","OwnerStateF086":"Indiana (IN)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"BirthDateF099":"1947, brought up in Indianapolis and was raised by her grandmother, Bennie Kimbrew.","EthnicF101":"African American","RelAffF103":"African American","OccupationF104":"She has been a full-time quilt artist since her retirement in 2001 from the Army Finance And Accounting Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, IN.","AddNotesF132":"Linda Gray's work has been included in exhibitions at the Indianapolis Museum of Art; National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio; Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit; the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; the William Hammond Mathers Museum in Bloomington, and the Indianapolis Art Center (including this piece), among others. She was asked to create a quilt for the Historical Society in Washington D.C. to commemorate the inauguration of Barack Obama and was named the 2010 Breakthrough Woman of the Year for Art and Culture by the National Coalition of 100 Black Women.","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"Indiana State Museum, all rights reserved","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/39-40-6712/71.2010.083.0001.jpg"],"dateverified":"2023-10-23","dateverified_era":"CE","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","Pattern":"WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE","Maker":"[\"GRAY, LINDA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","project_id":"39","form_id":"40","owner":"7","created_at":"2023-10-24 20:03:11","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:14:17"},"sort":["WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"fK5nWZEB8akQsUwef7Rj","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"50-145-113","InstNameF003":["Women of Color Quilters Network"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","essay":"This piece visually honours what I perceive as Bishop and Mrs. Tutu's faith and lifelong commitment that it takes all hands, of all races, from all socio/economic backgrounds to lovingly and peacefully work together in order to accomplish equity of treatment for all humanity. Hence, the different coloured, upturned hands, supporting the cut-out of South Africa with the ankh in the background.

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":"1K1gWZEB8akQsUwejK55","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-6722","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0055","InstInvContrNumF004a":"2014:55.32","QuiltTitleF009":"Wisdom and Cassie","SubjQuiltF025":"Family (Grandmother and granddaughter), Intergenerational conversations","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","DateDataF006b":"3/27/2015","QuiltTopF054":"Hartwell, Peggy","QuiltedByF055":"Hartwell, Peggy","LocMadeF057a":"Summerville","ProvStateF057d":"South Carolina (SC)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"2012","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"33 3/4\"","OverallLengthF012b":"32 3/4\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","Brown","Turquoise","Yellow"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Message","Single Inscription"],"ContInscripF020":"Maker Peggy L. Hartwell Title Wisdom and Cassie Size: 33 3/4 x 32 3/4 Material: Cotton Batiks and Prints Hand and Machine Appliqued Cotton Threads Hand-drawn face and (Col. Piqna Pens?) Machine quilted","DateInscripF020a":"2012","MethodInscripF021":["Attached label"],"OtherMethodInscripF021a":"Handwritten","LocInscripF022":["on back"],"OtherLocInscripF022a":"Bottom right","LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","NumBordersF033":"1","BordDescF034":"Cityscape print- 2\"","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Batiks","Print"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique","Machine Applique"],"UniqueF038h":"Hand-drawn face and (Col. Piqna Pens?)","ConstrucF038g":["Ink drawing","Painting"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied","Bias grain"],"WidthBindF047":"half inch - one inch","BindWidthF047a":"1/2\"","MatUsedF048":"Cotton","QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerAddressF083":"409 West Circle Drive","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerZipF087":"48824","AcquiredF058":"Received as a gift","ProvenanceF058a":"From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6722/15.0055.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6722/15.0055-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-24","dateverified_era":"CE","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","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":"StillImage","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved","Pattern":"WISDOM AND CASSIE","Maker":"[\"HARTWELL, PEGGY\"]","Date":"2000-2025","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-2959","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:33:45","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:05:00"},"sort":["WISDOM AND CASSIE"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"6K1cWZEB8akQsUwetXL3","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"9-6-1615","InstProjNameF003a":"Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University"],"DateDataF006b":"7/25/2006","InstInvContrNumF004":"2037","QuiltTitleF009":"Winnie the Pooh Baby Blanket","OwnerCityF084":"Minden","OwnerStateF086":"Louisiana (LA)","QuiltTopF054":"Willis, Diane","OccupationF104":"Tech. Webster Parish School Board","BirthDateF099":"12/21/1957","BirthplaceCityF098a":"Shreveport","BirthplaceStateF098b":"Louisiana","MaidenF097b":"Washington","EthnicF101":"African American","NoChildF116":"3","NumQuiltsF123":"1-5 quilts","AddNotesF132":"Learned to quilt from: Diane Willis learned quiltmaking from her mother Camilla Woodfork, her grandmother Carrie Jefferson, and her Aunt Laura Low called Aunt Coot.","OtherF119a":"All of the women who taught her quiltmaking, but she mostly wanted to do something to show her love to Katerina.","WhyQuiltF119":["Church","Gifts"],"TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"51","OverallLengthF012b":"57","SizeBlockF027":"5 X 5","ConstrucF038b":["Machine Applique"],"UniqueF038h":"Pieced","LayFormatF024":"Block pattern","ArrangeBlockF028":"Straight","SpacingF029":["Side by side"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Machine sewn","Straight grain"],"NumBordersF033":"4","BordDescF034":"5.75 inches wide, Different Fabric, Multiple, Pieced","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Print"],"PredomColorsF014":["Pink","Red"],"OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor","Dark colors"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"DescBackF043":["Solid/plain"],"QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"ThrColorF049b":"yellow","DesignF052d":"Rows","MatUsedF048":"Polyester","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/9-6-1615/LouisianaLARegionalFolklife-a0a6u8-a_21104.jpg"],"verify":"yes","RelItemsF088a":"Diane Willis writes, \"My daughter saw how cute my first quilt, My Dear Heart, was, and she said she wanted one. So, I agreed to make her one, but I didn't know that she was pregnant, and the quilt was really for my grandbaby that will be here in November. She will be my first granddaughter. Her quilt is full of love because I watched my mother, grandmother, and Aunt Coot and learned from them. This quilt will make history because of their love.\"","OtherDateF023e":"Date estimated by Susan Roach","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"InvenNumF075":"3223","SourceF077":"Digital","HolderF080a":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CreditLineF080b":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CopyRestF080c":"Dr. Susan Roach\r\n\r\nLouisiana Regional Folklife Program\r\n\r\nEnglish Dept, P. O. Box 3162, T.S.\r\n\r\nLouisiana Tech University\r\n\r\nRuston, LA 71272\r\n\r\nPhone: 318/257-2728","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","pbd":"LouisianaLARegionalFolklife-a0a6u8-a","Pattern":"WINNIE THE POOH BABY BLANKET","Maker":"[\"WILLIS, DIANE\"]","legacy_kid":"1B-3A-6E9","project_id":"9","form_id":"6","owner":"0","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:23:30","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:03:02"},"sort":["WINNIE THE POOH BABY BLANKET"]},{"_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
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\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".
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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".
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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. 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\r\nWho Will Carry On?
\r\nNew Rochelle, New York, USA | Commercially available printed cotton fabric, cotton canvas backing; raw edge machine appliquéd
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\r\nEducation is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. — Nelson Mandela
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\r\nFor me, this quote resonated and meshed beautifully with the kind of work I prefer to do—it allowed me to focus on the face and hands of a young boy concentrating on his schoolwork. 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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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. 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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. 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\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.
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Aunt Celie Nelson taught her. She also learned from friends at the Senior Citizens Center. Other quilts by the quiltmaker: Made quilts for her children and herself. Mrs. Washington began making quilts because she loved to sew. She learned quilting at the senior center. She enjoys making quilts because it helps her keep active (she is 84). It helps her exercise her mind.","OtherF119a":"She says her children was a major influence: \"I have 8 children and they needed them [the quilts].\"","FavesF130":"Quilting done with: Other, Shell (learned from Auntie Celia)","WhyQuiltF119":["Gifts","Pleasure"],"TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"84","OverallLengthF012b":"87","UniqueF038h":"Wholecloth","LayFormatF024":"Wholecloth","ConstrucBindF046":["Back turned to front","Other"],"BordDescF034":"-Not Applied-","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"PredomColorsF014":["Lavender","Pink","Purple","Red"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"ThrTypeF049a":"cotton","ThrColorF049b":"blue","DesignF052d":"Other, center medallion w/ flowers","MatUsedF048":"Polyester","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/9-6-440/LouisianaLARegionalFolklife-a0a2o6-a_21104.jpg"],"verify":"yes","RelItemsF088a":"This quilt is not a pieced quilt. It's preprinted to look like a wedding ring pattern. It is hand quilted, however.","FamDateF023c":"1994","OtherDateF023e":"Date estimated by Susan Roach","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"InvenNumF075":"3108","SourceF077":"Digital","HolderF080a":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CreditLineF080b":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CopyRestF080c":"Dr. Susan Roach\r\n\r\nLouisiana Regional Folklife Program\r\n\r\nEnglish Dept, P. O. 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\r\nThe 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. 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\r\nKeisha Roberts
\r\nSan Fransisco, California
\r\n2006
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\r\n
\r\n--Keisha Roberts","QuiltTitleF009":"Walls Talking: Mulatto Ex-Slave in Her House Near Greensboro, Alabama","AltNameF011":"house","QuiltTopF054":"Roberts, Keisha","QuiltedByF055":"Roberts, Keisah","IfQownerF007b":["Received as a gift"],"LocMadeF057a":"San Fransisco","ProvStateF057d":"California (CA)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"2006","ReasonsF060":["Art or personal expression"],"PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"San Fransisco","StateF107":"California (CA)","BirthDateF099":"1977","EthnicF101":"African American","EdBkgdF102":"Roberts holds degrees in African and African American Studies, History, and Women’s Studies, and a certificate in CommunicatioRoberts holds degrees in African and African American Studies, History, and Women's Studies, and a certificate in Communications from Duke University, as well as a graduate certificate from The George Washington University's Museum Studies Program in Collection Care.","OtherF119a":"Keisha Roberts draws inspiration from African and African American history and culture, and the striking graphic composition of African textiles. Roberts forges passions for art, history, and culture into fine art, exhibition experiences, research projects, lectures, workshops, and works of non-fiction.\r\n\r\nRoberts’s current abstract and photographic quilt art is a synthesis between figurative and conceptual elements. Roberts infuses personal, familial, and cultural memory into each contemporary quilt, while incorporating the continuity and tradition of generations of quiltmaking. She is also creating quilted sculptures and integrates glass, ceramics, and encaustic in her work to create quilted, mixed media works of art.\r\n\r\nRoberts was the project coordinator for the nationally heralded oral history project Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in Jim Crow South at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. She wrote the chapter Resistance and Political Struggles in the book Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Jim Crow South, which won the Southern Regional Council’s Lillian Smith Book Award, the Multicultural Review’s Carey McWilliams Book Award, and the Library Journal’s Best Book of 2001 award.\r\n\r\nShe has curated and exhibited in solo, group, and traveling exhibitions across the country. Her work is held in private and public collections in the United States and South Africa.","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"15\"","OverallLengthF012b":"19\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","ShapeCornersF013b":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Gray","Pink"],"OverCondF015":"Very good/almost new","LayFormatF024":"Medallion or framed center","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF038h":"Mixed media techniques","FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Edges turned in/ no separate binding"],"FeaturesF053":"Born into a social system that deemed her and millions like her chattel, the nameless, formerly enslaved woman in the central image of this quilt endured what seems unendurable. If her walls could talk, perhaps they would tell us how she fought to outlive a system that owned her life, then struggled through the dark years that followed to build a home and a future.","ExhibitListF067a":"Quilts and Human Rights, Michigan State University Museum, January 15 - August 24, 2008","SourceOtherF006a":"Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"SourceInfoF088b":"Michigan State University Museum","DateObtainedF088c":"2/22/2008","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"Tricia Stoddard, author and researcher, 4/18/2008","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-5026/08.0020.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-5026/08.0020.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Image cannot be copied without permission","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2009-03-06","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"PattSourceF065":["Original to maker"],"function":"Image -- master","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"08.0020","ImageConF075a":"2008:160.1","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","photocredit079a1":"Frankye Riley","HolderF080a":"MSU Board of Trustees","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of MSU Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Image cannot be distributed without permission","DisplayResF080e":"Image cannot be displayed without permission","LicenseF080f":"Image cannot be licensed without permission","Pattern":"WALLS TALKING MULATTO EX-SLAVE IN HER HOUSE NEAR GREENSBORO ALABAMA","Maker":"[\"ROBERTS, KEISHA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-227B","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:13:32","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:29:48"},"sort":["WALLS TALKING MULATTO EX-SLAVE IN HER HOUSE NEAR GREENSBORO ALABAMA"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"1a1gWZEB8akQsUwehqnY","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-5426","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"10.0007","QuiltTitleF009":"Walking Quilt","SubjQuiltF025":"Commemorates children killed by automobiles.","AddNotesF132":"Not a quilter, long experience of sewing since childhood teens","DateDataF006b":"3/10/2010","QuiltTopF054":"Warfield, Carolyn","QuiltedByF055":"Ruthrugg, Kelli M.","IfQownerF007b":["Made the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"Lansing","ProvCountyF057b":"Ingham","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateBegunF023a":"August 2008","DateFinishF023b":"September/October 2008","ReasonsF060":["Commemorative","Fundraising","Mourning","Teaching or learning sample"],"PresUseF062":["Study or teaching aid"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"Lansing","CountyF106":"Ingham","StateF107":"Michigan (MI)","CountryF108":["United States"],"BirthDateF099":"9/11/1944","BirthplaceCityF098a":"Indianapolis","BirthplaceStateF098b":"Indiana","BirthplaceCountryF098d":"United States","EnviroF104c":["Urban"],"EthnicF101":"African American","EdBkgdF102":"Business Administration-Marketing","RelAffF103":"Protestant","OccupationF104":"Independent researcher, award winning visual artist, freelance writer/author","FatherNameF109":"Warfield, William","MotherNameF111":"Warfield, Lucille Harrison","NumQuiltsF123":"1-5 quilts","SellQuiltF127":"no","TeachF129":"no","NameGroupF120":"Great Lakes African American Quilters Network, Lansing Sisters in Stitches (past)","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"46\"","OverallLengthF012b":"65\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","ShapeCornersF013b":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Green","Pink","White"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Signature","Multiple Names"],"LocInscripF022":["on block"],"LayFormatF024":"One patch or allover","NumBlockF026":"50","SizeBlockF027":"varied","BlockStyleF030a":["Hexagons"],"FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Floral"],"ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Machine Applique"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton","QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"DesignF052a":["Meander/free motion"],"FeaturesF053":"Quilt comprised of signatures blocks of Lansing and Detroit residents as advocates for pedestrian safety. Such negligence has caused many children to be killed by motorists while walking to and from school. Blocks arranged on the Lilly of the Valley fabric and was inspired by Jasmine Miles untimely death.","TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Show and Tell, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church’s Wednesday Night Quilting Sisters Biennial Quilt Show Unitarian Universalist Church, Lansing Sisters in Stitches Spring Exhibition, April 12-May 16, 2009","IdentPersonF006":["Quilt owner","Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerNameF082a":"Carolyn Warfield","OwnerCityF084":"Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"AcquiredF058":"Made by owner","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-5426/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0d5z1-a_8092.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-5426/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0d5z1-a_17189.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Image cannot be copied without permission","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2010-03-10","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt top"],"PartDesF007c":["Designed the pattern"],"function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"10.0007","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Print","HolderF080a":"MSU Board of Trustees","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of MSU Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Image cannot be distributed without permission","DisplayResF080e":"Image cannot be displayed without permission","LicenseF080f":"Image cannot be licensed without permission","Pattern":"WALKING QUILT","Maker":"[\"WARFIELD, CAROLYN\"]","Date":"2000-2025","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-23FC","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:16:32","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:04:56"},"sort":["WALKING QUILT"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"o61gWZEB8akQsUwelb0a","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-10514","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Great Lakes African American Quilters Network","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"20.0008","InstInvContrNumF004a":"Quilt #83","essay":"A long time friend of my mom, Marie, showed me her Cathedral windows block which inspired me to make a small quilt. I added the bright multi-print so that there is a 'view' from the window.
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\r\nI worked on this piece on the days I accompanied her to her doctor appointments. I had a difficult time finishing this piece because of the emotional and spiritual components that accompanied this journey for us. It was agonizing for me that my mom isolated herself while getting the treatment for the cancer. It was late in the therapy when she finally allowed me to go with her. Many emotions surfaced at this time, among them, anger, loneliness and frustration. ","QuiltTitleF009":"Waiting for Mom","SubjQuiltF025":"Depression, sadness, and anxiety related to Mom's cancer treatments","AltNameF011":"Cathedral Windows","DateDataF006b":"11/17/2015","QuiltTopF054":"Fleming, Theadra L.","QuiltedByF055":"Fleming, Theadra L.","IfQownerF007b":["Made the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"Ypsilanti","ProvCountyF057b":"Washtenaw","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateBegunF023a":"4/29/2005","DateFinishF023b":"3/26/2006","ReasonsF060":["Mourning","Therapy"],"OtherF060a":"Working on this piece gave me comfort and a sense of peace during mom's visit to her doctor.","PresUseF062":["Keepsake/memento"],"EthnicF101":"African American","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"24.5\"","OverallLengthF012b":"24.5\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","Orange","Yellow"],"OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Date","Initials"],"ContInscripF020":"Name of quilt, quilt number, my name, date","MethodInscripF021":["Attached label"],"LocInscripF022":["on back"],"LayFormatF024":"Block pattern","NumBlockF026":"16","SizeBlockF027":"finished size 6 1/8\"","SpacingF029":["Side by side"],"FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Print"],"ConstrucF038":["Hand Piecing"],"ConstrucF038d":["Cathedral window"],"ConstrucF038g":["Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)"],"EmbMatF039":["Beads attached"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"NumPiecesF042":"same as front: 16","WidthPiecesF042a":"6 1/8\"","DescBackF043":["Same fabric used throughout","Hand sewn"],"BindWidthF047a":"No binding on the cathedral window since no additional fabric of borders were added","MatUsedF048":"No filling","QuiltTechF049":["Not quilted"],"SourceMatF063":["Purchased new"],"TopSourceF064":["Public domain/traditional pattern"],"IdentPersonF006":["Quilt owner","Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerNameF082a":"Theadra L. Fleming","OwnerCityF084":"Ypsilanti","OwnerCountyF085":"Washtenaw","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"DateObtainedF088c":"11/20/2015","AcquiredF058":"Made by owner","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-10514/20.0008.JPG"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-10514/20.0008z.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"All rights reserved, Theadra L. Fleming","verify":"yes","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","Maker Associator":"12-51-84","Pattern":"WAITING FOR MOM","Maker":"[\"FLEMING, THEADRA L.\"]","Date":"2000-2025","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"7","created_at":"2020-08-10 19:26:51","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:05:14"},"sort":["WAITING FOR MOM"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"-a1gWZEB8akQsUwejK55","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-6759","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0134","InstInvContrNumF004a":"2014:55.50","essay":"Artist Statement about work: The Journey of LIfe continues to be SubjQuiltF025 of my artwork. Voyage depicts a primitive traveler who dreams to go beyond his own time, so much so that the traveler passes into a time and space of unlimited possibilities.
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\r\nArtist Statement- Cynthia Lockhart's textile art is infused with a kaleidoscope of diverse influences such as: Nature, fashion, music, travel, and African arts. Lockhart's quilts are distinguished by their pulsating colors, which simulate the vivaciousness of her African ancestry, and by their irregular, organic shapes. Lockhart holds the distinct honor of having her artwork reviewed and published in the New York Times. Her work is included in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, University of Cincinnati and private collectors. Lockhart's work has been featured in The Artist Magazine and 25 published books. Noteworthy is her inclusion in the, "Encyclopedia of African American Artists." Lockhart has lectured at conferences throughout United States, Japan, Italy and France. Lockhart was featured in a solo exhibition in the Weston Art gallery at the Aronoff Center; additionally she has exhibited nationally and internationally. Lockhart is a Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Cincinnati, where she teaches fashion design in the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. As an award-winning artist Lockhart continues to be an active contributor in the design and art community. Cynthia Lockhart featured on HGTV "Simply Quilts" in her studio | See below link. http://www.hgtv.com/video/art-couture-quilter-video/index.html Cynthia Lockhart","QuiltTitleF009":"Voyage","SubjQuiltF025":"Voyage, Travel","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","DateDataF006b":"3/17/2015","QuiltTopF054":"Lockhart, Cynthia","QuiltedByF055":"Lockhart, Cynthia","LocMadeF057a":"Cincinnati","ProvStateF057d":"Ohio (OH)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"2009","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"52\"","OverallLengthF012b":"29\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Blue","Green","Yellow"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Message","Place","Single Inscription"],"ContInscripF020":"Voyage Cynthia Lockhart 2009","DateInscripF020a":"2009","OtherMethodInscripF021a":"Handwritten","LocInscripF022":["on back"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton","Rayon","Silk"],"FabPrintF037":["Hand-dyed"],"UniqueF037b":"Leather, suede, fur, upholstery and vintage fabric. Crystal stones, beads, buttons, twisted braid, rubber washer, feathers.","ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique","Machine Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied","Bias grain"],"WidthBindF047":"less than a half inch","BindWidthF047a":"3/8\"","MatUsedF048":"Cotton","BattLoftF048a":"Thin","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting","Machine quilting"],"TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"IdentPersonF006":["Quilt collector"],"OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerAddressF083":"409 West Circle Drive","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerZipF087":"48824","ProvenanceF058a":"From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6759/15.0134.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6759/15.0134-zoom.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2017-03-24","dateverified_era":"CE","function":"Image - large display (550 or more pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","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":"StillImage","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved","Pattern":"VOYAGE","Maker":"[\"LOCKHART, CYNTHIA\"]","Date":"2000-2025","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-297C","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:34:05","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:05:00"},"sort":["VOYAGE"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"x61gWZEB8akQsUwefJjD","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-1060","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"00.0651","InstInvContrNumF004a":"2000:67.2","description":"Voices of Freedom
\r\nDeonna Todd Green
\r\nRemus, Mecosta County, Michigan
\r\n1992
\r\nCollection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2000:67.2","essay":"Each of the 49 blocks in this quilt is devoted to a different figure important in African-American history and includes an embroidered portrait, the person's name, their birth/death date, and a note about their accomplishment. The embroidery is in green, red, and black embroidery floss—the colors of the Pan African Flag. This flag originally created as the official banner of the African Race by the members of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League. It was formally adopted by UNIA in article 39 of the Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World on August 13, 1920 during their convention held in New York City. The flag and the colors became an African nationalist symbol for the liberation of African people everywhere.
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\r\nThe blocks are as follows, reading left to right:
\r\nRow 1: 1. in green thread, "Benjamin Banneker 1731 1806 Astrologer Designer-Washington D.C." 2. in black thread, "Prince Hall 1735 1807 First African Masonic Lodge-Number 459" 3. in red thread, "Phillis Weatherly 1753 1784 Poet" 4. in green thread, "Paul Cuffe 1759-1817 Massachusetts Merchant Provided Funds to Educate Black Children" 5. in black thread, "Richard Allen 1760 1831 Founder of the Free African Society" 6. in red thread, "Crispus Attucks ? 1770 Martyr of the American Revolution" 7. in green thread, "Sojourner Truth 1797 1883 Abolitionist 'The Black Joan of Ark' "
\r\nRow 2: 8. in black thread "James Beckworth 1788 1897 Chief of the Crow Tribe" 9. in red thread, the name is in block letters, there is no portrait "Nat Turner 1800 1831 Abolitionist" 10. in green thread, "Norbert Rillieux 1806 1894 Inventor Sugar Industry" 11. in black thread, "Frederick Douglass 1817 1895 Abolitionist-Editor-Author-Politician" 12. in red thread, "Harriet Tubman 1826 1913 'Moses' to Her People" 13. in green thread, "William Lamber Detroit Merchant Helped Slaves Cross Into Canada" 14. in black thread, "Robert Smalls 1834 1915 Civil Rights Pioneer"
\r\nRow 3: 15. in red thread, "Lewis Latimer 1848 1928 Inventor of the Incandescent Light" 16. in green thread, "Jan Matzeliger 1852 1889 Inventor Shoe Manufacturing Industry" 17. in black thread, "Booker T. Washington 1856 1915 Educator" 18. in red thread, "Granville T. Woods 1856 1910 Inventor of the Automatic Air Brake" 19. in green thread, "Dr. Daniel Hale Williams 1858 1931 First Successful Open Heart Surgery" 20. in black thread, "George Washington Carver 1864 1943 Inventor of 300 Uses for the Peanut" 21. in red thread, "Matthew Henson 1867 1955 Explorer"
\r\nRow 4: 22. in green thread, "W.E.B. DuBois 1868 1963 Founder of the N.A.A.C.P." 23. in black thread, "Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 1906 Poet" 24. in red thread, "W.C. Handy 1873 1958 'The Father of the Blues' " 25. Embroidered map of Africa in black, gold, red. In thick green letters "Black Pioneers The Voices of Freedom" 26. in black thread, "Mary McLeord Bethune 1875 1955 Teacher" 27. in red thread, "charles H. Huston 1895 Lawyer-Educator First Official Counsel of the N.A.A.C.P." 28. in green thread, "Lanston Hughes 1902 1967 Poet"
\r\nRow 5: 29. in black thread, "Marion Anderson 1902 Professional Solist" 30. in red thread, "Dr. Charles Drew 1904 1950 Changed Blood Into Plasma" 31. in green thread, "Dr. Ralph Bunche 1904 1971 United Nations Staff" 32. in black thread, "Robert C. Weaver 1907 Member of the Black Cabinet 33. in red thread, "Thurgood Marshall 1908 1993 Supreme Court Justice" 34. in green thread, "Benjamin O'Davis Jr. 1912 Lieutenant General" 35. in black thread, "Rosa Parks 1913 Civil Rights Pioneer Bus Boycott- Dec. 5, 1955"
\r\nRow 6: 36. in red thread, "John Hope Franklin 1915 Historian" 37. in green thread, "Nelson Mandela 1918 Leader of the African National Congress" 38. in black thread, "Edward William Brooke 1919 Senator" 39. in red thread, "James Baldwin 1924 1987 Novelist 'Go Tell It to the Mountain' " 40. in green thread, "Shirley Chisholm 1925 U.S. Congress" 41. in black thread, "Carl T. Rowan 1925 Journalist Nationali Security Council" 42. in red thread, "Malcolm X 1925 1965 Civil Rights Activist"
\r\nRow 7: 43. in green thread, "Dick Gregory Poet-Activist" 44. in black thread, "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 1968 'I Have a Dream' " 45. in red thread, "Gen. Colin Powell 1937 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff" 46. in green thread, "Rev. Jesse Jackson 1941 Southern Christian Leadership Conference" 47. in black thread, "Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Justice" 48. in red thread, "Guy Bluford 1942 First Black Man in Space" 49. in green thread, "Dr. Mae Jemison 1956 First Black Woman In Space"","QuiltTitleF009":"Voices of Freedom","AddNotesF132":"Deonna Todd Green, assisted by her mother and other relatives, continues to devote hours to researching her family genealogy, collecting family photographs and documents, and gathering family stories. Quests for information have taken them to local, state, and national archives in Lansing and Detroit, Michigan; Washington; Maryland; and Kentucky.\r\nI make quilts for Christmas for three of my aunts. I made a quilt for our Minister and his wife.","QuiltTopF054":"Green, Deonna","QuiltedByF055":"Green, Deonna","IfQownerF007b":["Purchased the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"Remus","ProvCountyF057b":"Mecosta","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","DateFinishF023b":"1992","ReasonsF060":["Commemorative"],"PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"Remus","CountyF106":"Mecosta","StateF107":"Michigan (MI)","MaidenF097b":"Todd","BirthDateF099":"6/23/1948","EthnicF101":"African American","EdBkgdF102":"High School Diploma","RelAffF103":"Prodestant Church of Christ","OccupationF104":"housewife","FatherNameF109":"Todd, Marshall","EthBkgrndF110":"African American","MotherNameF111":"Todd, Ione Sawyer","EthBkgrndF112":"African American","MarriageF099b":"6/4/1966","SpouseF113":"Green, Grant O.","EthBkgrndF114":"African American German","OccupationF115":"Maintenance Gas Company","NoChildF116":"4","NoFemF116a":"1","NoMaleF116b":"3","LearnedToQuiltF117":["Self-Taught"],"WhenQuiltF118":["Age 30-39"],"SellQuiltF127":"yes","PriceF128":"She has made commissioned quilts for the MSU Museum among others. She was also awarded a Michigan Heritage Award in 1995 for being a tradition bearer who continues with excellence and authenticity their family and community folklife.","TeachF129":"yes","NameGroupF120":"Todd Family","SpecialGroupF122":"Deonna Todd Green, assisted by her mother and other relatives, continues to devote hours to researching her family genealogy, collecting family photographs and documents, and gathering family stories. Quests for information have taken them to local, state","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"48\"","OverallLengthF012b":"48\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Yellow","White"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","ContInscripF020":"The quilt depicts important figures in African-American history. Each block is devoted to a different figure, with an embroidered portrait, the person's name, their date of birth/death, and their accomplishement. The embroidery is in green, red, and black embroidery floss. The background fabric is off-white. The blocks are as follows, reading left to right: Row 1: 1. in green thread, \"Benjamin Banneker 1731 1806 Astrologer Designer-Washington D.C.\" 2. in black thread, \"Prince Hall 1735 1807 First African Masonic Lodge-Number 459\" 3. in red thread, \"Phillis Weatherly 1753 1784 Poet\" 4. in green thread, \"Paul Cuffe 1759-1817 Massachusetts Merchant Provided Funds to Educate Black Children\" 5. in black thread, \"Richard Allen 1760 1831 Founder of the Free African Society\" 6. in red thread, \"Crispus Attucks ? 1770 Martyr of the American Revolution\" 7. in green thread, \"Sojourner Truth 1797 1883 Abolitionist 'The Black Joan of Ark' \" Row 2: 8. in black thread \"James Beckworth 1788 1897 Chief of the Crow Tribe\" 9. in red thread, the name is in block letters, there is no portrait \"Nat Turner 1800 1831 Abolitionist\" 10. in green thread, \"Norbert Rillieux 1806 1894 Inventor Sugar Industry\" 11. in black thread, \"Frederick Douglass 1817 1895 Abolitionist-Editor-Author-Politician\" 12. in red thread, \"Harriet Tubman 1826 1913 'Moses' to Her People\" 13. in green thread, \"William Lamber Detroit Merchant Helped Slaves Cross Into Canada\" 14. in black thread, \"Robert Smalls 1834 1915 Civil Rights Pioneer\" Row 3: 15. in red thread, \"Lewis Latimer 1848 1928 Inventor of the Incandescent Light\" 16. in green thread, \"Jan Matzeliger 1852 1889 Inventor Shoe Manufacturing Industry\" 17. in black thread, \"Booker T. Washington 1856 1915 Educator\" 18. in red thread, \"Granville T. Woods 1856 1910 Inventor of the Automatic Air Brake\" 19. in green thread, \"Dr. Daniel Hale Williams 1858 1931 First Successful Open Heart Surgery\" 20. in black thread, \"George Washington Carver 1864 1943 Inventor of 300 Uses for the Peanut\" 21. in red thread, \"Matthew Henson 1867 1955 Explorer\" Row 4: 22. in green thread, \"W.E.B. DuBois 1868 1963 Founder of the N.A.A.C.P.\" 23. in black thread, \"Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 1906 Poet\" 24. in red thread, \"W.C. Handy 1873 1958 'The Father of the Blues' \" 25. Embroidered map of Africa in black, gold, red. In thick green letters \"Black Pioneers The Voices of Freedom\" 26. in black thread, \"Mary McLeord Bethune 1875 1955 Teacher\" 27. in red thread, \"charles H. Huston 1895 Lawyer-Educator First Official Counsel of the N.A.A.C.P.\" 28. in green thread, \"Lanston Hughes 1902 1967 Poet\" Row 5: 29. in black thread, \"Marion Anderson 1902 Professional Solist\" 30. in red thread, \"Dr. Charles Drew 1904 1950 Changed Blood Into Plasma\" 31. in green thread, \"Dr. Ralph Bunche 1904 1971 United Nations Staff\" 32. in black thread, \"Robert C. Weaver 1907 Member of the Black Cabinet 33. in red thread, \"Thurgood Marshall 1908 1993 Supreme Court Justice\" 34. in green thread, \"Benjamin O'Davis Jr. 1912 Lieutenant General\" 35. in black thread, \"Rosa Parks 1913 Civil Rights Pioneer Bus Boycott- Dec. 5, 1955\" Row 6: 36. in red thread, \"John Hope Franklin 1915 Historian\" 37. in green thread, \"Nelson Mandela 1918 Leader of the African National Congress\" 38. in black thread, \"Edward William Brooke 1919 Senator\" 39. in red thread, \"James Baldwin 1924 1987 Novelist 'Go Tell It to the Mountain' \" 40. in green thread, \"Shirley Chisholm 1925 U.S. Congress\" 41. in black thread, \"Carl T. Rowan 1925 Journalist Nationali Security Council\" 42. in red thread, \"Malcolm X 1925 1965 Civil Rights Activist\" Row 7: 43. in green thread, \"Dick Gregory Poet-Activist\" 44. in black thread, \"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 1968 'I Have a Dream' \" 45. in red thread, \"Gen. Colin Powell 1937 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff\" 46. in green thread, \"Rev. Jesse Jackson 1941 Southern Christian Leadership Conference\" 47. in black thread, \"Clarence Thomas Supreme Court Justice\" 48. in red thread, \"Guy Bluford 1942 First Black Man in Space\" 49. in green thread, \"Dr. Mae Jemison 1956 First Black Woman In Space\"","MethodInscripF021":["Embroidery"],"LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","NumBlockF026":"49","SizeBlockF027":"6\" x 6\"","ArrangeBlockF028":"Straight","SpacingF029":["Separated by plain sashing"],"SashWidthF032":"1\"","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Solid/plain"],"ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"ConstrucF038g":["Embroidery"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"NumPiecesF042":"1","MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"FabStrucF045":["Plain weave"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Front turned to back"],"WidthBindF047":"less than a half inch","MatUsedF048":"Polyester","BattLoftF048a":"Medium (3/16?)","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"NumStitchedF050":"5","NumStitchF051":"6","KnotsF051b":"no","DesignF052a":["Outline"],"FeaturesF053":"Each of the 49 blocks in this quilt is devoted to a different figure important in African-American history and includes an embroidered portrait, the person's name, their birth/death date, and a note about their accomplishment. The embroidery is in green, red, and black embroidery floss - the colors of the Pan African Flag. This flag was originally created by the members of the Universal Negro\r\nImprovement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League as the official banner of the African Race. It was formally adopted by UNIA in article 39 of the Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World on August 13, 1920, during their convention held in New York City. The flag and the colors became an African nationalist symbol for the liberation of African peoples everywhere.","TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Quilts and Human Rights, Michigan State University Museum, January 15 - August 24, 2008","SourceOtherF006a":"Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"11/2000, Deonna Todd Green","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-1060/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0b9t9-a_8092.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-1060/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0b9t9-a_17189.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Michigan State University Museum","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2008-02-19","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"PartDesF007c":["Designed the pattern"],"QDesignF060b":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"CustomsF131":"When I was a small girl - church women embroidered their names on the quilt and pieced it together, Don't remember the food.","function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"2000:67.2","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Slide","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of Michigan State University Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Michigan State University Museum","DisplayResF080e":"Michigan State University Museum","LicenseF080f":"Michigan State University Museum","Maker Associator":"12-51-46","Pattern":"VOICES OF FREEDOM","Maker":"[\"GREEN, DEONNA\"]","Date":"1976-1999","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-13E1","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:40:21","updated_at":"2024-07-10 15:43:00"},"sort":["VOICES OF FREEDOM"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"7K1gWZEB8akQsUweepcc","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-841","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"93.0119","InstInvContrNumF004a":"2003:50.1","description":"View From the Mountain Top
\r\nBeverly Ann White
\r\nPontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
\r\n1991
\r\nCollection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2003:50.1","essay":"Beverly Ann White's quilt View from the Mountain Top was made to teach students, family, and friends about important heroes in African-American history. The quilt features appliquéd and embroidered portraits of Medgar Evers, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Frances E. W. Harper, Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Bunche, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Dubois.
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\r\nOf View from the Mountain Top, White says,
\r\nI cannot chronicle the brave and valiant fight of each and everyone of the honorable souls who have fought for the rights of African-Americans throughout the history of the United States; I can, however, attempt to show several of those heroes who have impressed me. May GOD and those who are not represented here forgive me and perhaps their souls will move other African-Americans to produce more and more quilts that will extol their efforts and keep the struggle alive to ensure the ultimate goal of equality for all.
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\r\nWhite donated her quilts "View from the Mountain Top" and "Nelson Mandela" to the Michigan State University Museum in November 2003. The GLQC/MSU Museum's Michigan African American Quilt Collection includes over thirty-five quilts, as well as documentary materials, which reflect the wide range of individual styles and traditions found with the Michigan African-American quilting community. Quilts from this collection have been featured in the book, African American Quiltmaking in Michigan, edited by Marsha MacDowell (right) (Michigan State University Press, 1997).","QuiltTitleF009":"View from the Mountain Top","QuiltTopF054":"White, Beverly Ann","QuiltedByF055":"White, Beverly Ann","IfQownerF007b":["Made the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"Pontiac","ProvCountyF057b":"Oakland","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","DateBegunF023a":"July 1991","DateFinishF023b":"August 1993","ReasonsF060":["Commemorative"],"PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"Pontiac","CountyF106":"Oakland","StateF107":"Michigan (MI)","CountryF108":["United States"],"MaidenF097b":"Holt","BirthDateF099":"9/2/1943","EnviroF104c":["Urban"],"EthnicF101":"Afro-American; African American","EdBkgdF102":"Some college","RelAffF103":"Protestant","OccupationF104":"Self employed \"Craftings by Beverly\" Part time Medical records clerk","FatherNameF109":"Holt, Jr., Thomas","EthBkgrndF110":"African-American","MotherNameF111":"Holt, Annie Lou","EthBkgrndF112":"African-American","MarriageF099b":"11/28/1964","SpouseF113":"White, Columbus E.","OccupationF115":"Supervisor, Auto GMC","NoChildF116":"4","NoFemF116a":"2","NoMaleF116b":"2","LearnedToQuiltF117":["From Class"],"WhenQuiltF118":["Age 30-39"],"OtherF119a":"My \"statement\" quilts are made from pure emotion. I gave quilts for the birth of my nieces","NumQuiltsF123":"5-20 quilts","SellQuiltF127":"yes","PriceF128":"$125-$160","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"82 1/2\"","OverallLengthF012b":"48 1/2\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","ShapeCornersF013b":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Beige or Tan","Black","Rust","White"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","ContInscripF020":"Beverly White\r\nFebruary 10, 1993\r\nView From the Mountain Top\r\nDedicated in loving memory to:\r\nJames E. Chaney\r\nAndrew Goodman\r\nViola Liuzzo\r\nMichael H. Schwerner\r\nAnd all of the other valiant warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice.\r\nWe shall never forget.","MethodInscripF021":["Attached label"],"LocInscripF022":["on back"],"LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","NumBlockF026":"11 blocks in 3 rows, they vary in size and are appliqued to the background","SizeBlockF027":"range from 11\" to 14\" and are squares and rectangles with narrow borders of animal print, that are then appliqued to a whole cloth rust fabric.","ArrangeBlockF028":"Straight","NumBordersF033":"1","BordDescF034":"2 1/2\"","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton","Cotton or polyester blend","Linen"],"UniqueF037b":"Ties used as neck ties","ConstrucF038":["Hand Piecing"],"PaperF038i":"no","ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"EmbellTechF038f":"Yes","ConstrucF038g":["Embroidery"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"NumPiecesF042":"1","MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Straight grain","Front turned to back"],"WidthBindF047":"half inch - one inch","MatUsedF048":"Blanket or flannel","BattLoftF048a":"Thin (Less than 3/16?)","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"NumStitchedF050":"6","NumStitchF051":"5","DesignF052a":["Single parallel lines"],"DesignF052c":["Parallel lines"],"FeaturesF053":"The people on the face of this quilt are people I have admired. They have made an impression on me. Whether by actions and-or literature. The dedication on this quilt was made to slain civil rights workers which I describe as warriors for the cause of freedom and equality.\r\n\r\n\"I cannot chronicle the brave and valiant fight of each and every one of the honorable souls who have fought for the rights of African-Americans throughout the history of the United\r\nStates; I can, however, attempt to show several of those heroes who have impressed me. May GOD and those who are not represented here forgive me and perhaps their souls will move other African-Americans to produce more and more quilts that will extol their efforts and keep the struggle alive to ensure the ultimate goal of equality for all.\"\r\n\r\nWhite made this quilt to teach students, family, and friends about important heroes in African-American history. The quilt features appliqued and embroidered portraits of Medgar Evers, Thrugood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Tubman, Frances E.W. Harper, Sojourner Truth, Mary McLeod Bethune, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Bunche, Booker T. Washington, and W.E.B. Dubois.","TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"OthTopSourceF064a":"The people on the face of this quilt are people I have admired. They have made an impression on me. Whether by actions and-or literature. The dedication on this quilt was made to slain civil rights workers which I describe as warriors for the cause of fre","ExhibitListF067a":"Quilts and Human Rights, MSU Museum, January 15 - August 24, 2008","RelItemsF088a":"African American Quiltmaking in Michigan (1997) book, figure 34 p. 30.

\r\nMacDowell, Marsha; Worrall, Mary; Swanson, Lynne; Donaldson, Beth. Quilts and Human Rights. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016. page 84-85.","OtherSourceMat":"Patterns; Templates; Photos of quilter; \r\nAudiotape Interview with quilter","SourceOtherF006a":"Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","AcquiredF058":"Made by owner","ProvenanceF058a":"Donation, 11/3/2003, Beverly Ann White","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-841/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0b8z1-a_8092.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Michigan State University Museum","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2007-11-29","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"PartDesF007c":["Designed the pattern"],"QDesignF060b":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"FavesF130":"100% cotton (top); 80-20 batting; 100% cotton backing; quilting thread, cotton wrapped poly. Mostly lap quilting but just bought a Flynn frame.","function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"2003:50.1","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Other","OtherSourceF077a":"Polaroid","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of Michigan State University Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Michigan State University Museum","DisplayResF080e":"Michigan State University Museum","LicenseF080f":"Michigan State University Museum","Maker Associator":"12-51-56","Pattern":"VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP","Maker":"[\"WHITE, BEVERLY ANN\"]","Date":"1976-1999","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-1311","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:38:48","updated_at":"2024-07-11 14:50:17"},"sort":["VIEW FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOP"]},{"_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.
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\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":"2a5nWZEB8akQsUwe67ya","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"53-155-947","InstProjNameF003a":"South Carolina Quilt History Project; 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The women began to meet weekly and made quilts to auction off to raise money for Katrina and Rita survivors. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMary C. Fuller writes, \"I am retired from Teledyne Wah Chang, located in Albany, Oregon. I am a native of Minden, Louisiana. The first twenty-three years of my life was spent here in Minden, and it has been my life's wish to come back home to retire. Upon returning home last September, I found that it was lots of work to be done after the Hurricane in New Orleans. \r\n\r\n\tJust after the storm, I found volunteer work in Shreveport. After working there for a few weeks, I then came to Doyline, Louisiana. At that time, I was looking for housing and could not find any because of the storm in New Orleans. With the price of gas being so expensive, I could no longer drive to Shreveport to do volunteer work, so I then contacted volunteers here in Minden. I was hooked up with Mrs. Chris Broussard and Mrs. Jenny Reynolds for work. \r\n\r\n\tBeing crippled, there was a limited amount of work that I could do, but I was willing to do what I could to try to make things better for the people from New Orleans. I had the privilege of working with these victims one on one as they arrived at the Louisiana Hurricane Relief Center on Homer Road for help. It was quite an experience.\r\n\r\n\tIt was not an easy task to sit there day after day and see the hurt and devastation in these folks' faces. God gave me the ability to love and respect everybody, no matter how big or how little. I have the God give love that God commanded, \"Love thou neighbor as thou self.\" \r\n\r\n\tThrough the experience of working the front desk at the NLHRC, I was one of the first smiling faces that the people saw when they entered the store and one of the last faces that they saw when they left. I certainly hope I made a difference in their lives.\r\n\r\n\tThese experiences brought the workers in the Center very close to each other. We learned to love and respect each other. Through these experiences, an idea was formed as to what we should do when the center closed; we decided to keep the love flowing and to keep volunteering alive by making use of the many clothes and other items that were donated to us, that we did not love opportunity to use. During these times, a quilter's club was started, and we cultivated others to join us in our efforts to do something to help the children and the performing arts in Minden, Louisiana. Through this effort to improve Minden, my Unity in Minden quilt was born.\"","FamDateF023c":"2006","OtherDateF023e":"Date estimated by Susan Roach","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"InvenNumF075":"3217","SourceF077":"Digital","HolderF080a":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CreditLineF080b":"Louisiana Regional Folklife Program","CopyRestF080c":"Dr. Susan Roach\r\n\r\nLouisiana Regional Folklife Program\r\n\r\nEnglish Dept, P. O. Box 3162, T.S.\r\n\r\nLouisiana Tech University\r\n\r\nRuston, LA 71272\r\n\r\nPhone: 318/257-2728","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","pbd":"LouisianaLARegionalFolklife-a0a8h6-a","Pattern":"UNITY","Maker":"[\"FULLER, MARY C.\"]","Date":"2006","legacy_kid":"1B-3A-86D","project_id":"9","form_id":"6","owner":"0","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:25:29","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:03:03"},"sort":["UNITY"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"3K1gWZEB8akQsUweeZQy","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-57","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"90.0051","InstInvContrNumF004a":"7421.1","description":"Underground Railroad or Grandmother's Fan Variation
\r\nMyla Perkins (b.1939)
\r\nDetroit, Wayne County, Michigan
\r\n1984
\r\nCollection of the Michigan State University Museum, acc. #7421.1","essay":"The original quilt was made by Myla Perkins and her sister Clara Clark, along with Elva Gamble, Gwen Spears, and another set of sisters, Charlesetta Buie and Elizabeth Jaggers, the original members of the Detroit group, The Quilting Six Plus. Jaggers said that when the group first got together in the late 1980s, family and friends doubted that "six beautiful intelligent black women were getting together to quilt."
\r\n
\r\nWhen The Quilting Six Plus held their own exhibit and displayed more than 70 quilts, visitors were impressed and many asked to join the group. Myla Perkins named her variation of the Jacob Ladder pattern the Underground Railroad quilt. Its name had nothing to do with the widely-circulated but currently unsubstantiated story that certain quilt patterns were used as signs for travelers on the Underground Railroad.
\r\n
\r\nFrom, Great Lakes, Great Quilts.","OwnerNameF010":"Underground Railroad or Grandmother's Fan variation","AltNameF011":"Jacob's Ladder, Fan","QuiltTopF054":"Perkins, Myla","QuiltedByF055":"Perkins, Myla","IfQownerF007b":["Purchased the quilt"],"ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","DateFinishF023b":"1984","PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"Detroit","CountyF106":"Wayne","StateF107":"Michigan (MI)","MaidenF097b":"Levy","BirthDateF099":"2/25/1939","EnviroF104c":["Urban"],"EthnicF101":"African American","EdBkgdF102":"BS Elementary Ed Wayne State U.","RelAffF103":"Methodist","OccupationF104":"Educator","FatherNameF109":"Levy, Addison C.","EthBkgrndF110":"Black","MotherNameF111":"Levy, Naomi Hill","EthBkgrndF112":"black","MarriageF099b":"7/30/1960","SpouseF113":"Perkins, Edgar","EthBkgrndF114":"Black","OccupationF115":"executive","NoChildF116":"4","NoFemF116a":"2","NoMaleF116b":"2","WhenQuiltF118":["Age 30-39"],"NumQuiltsF123":"more than 50","SellQuiltF127":"no","TeachF129":"yes","NameGroupF120":"The Quilting Six","LocGroupF121":"Informally with a group of six ladies in each other's homes.","SpecialGroupF122":"The members of The Quilting Six are connected in a number of ways, including sorority membership and friendships formed in college. 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Great Lakes, Great Quilts (2001), page 44.","OtherSourceMat":"Photos of quilter","SourceOtherF006a":"Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"1-3-1991, Myla Perkins, seller and maker","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-57/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0b6d6-a_8092.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Michigan State University Museum","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2007-11-29","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"FavesF130":"Double Wedding Ring, Bridal Wreath, Ocean Waves. It is possible to use many colors and pattern effectively.","function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"7421.1","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"positive/transparency","photocredit079a1":"Mark Eifert","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of Michigan State University Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Michigan State University Museum","DisplayResF080e":"Michigan State University Museum","LicenseF080f":"Michigan State University Museum","Maker Associator":"12-51-51","Pattern":"UNDERGROUND RAILROAD OR GRANDMOTHERS FAN VARIATION","Maker":"[\"PERKINS, MYLA\"]","Date":"1976-1999","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-1032","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:31:15","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:29:44"},"sort":["UNDERGROUND RAILROAD OR GRANDMOTHERS FAN VARIATION"]},{"_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":"vq5kWZEB8akQsUwe91uH","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"36-34-1453","InstNameF003":["International Quilt Museum"],"InstProjNameF003a":"International Quilt Museum; Robert and Helen Cargo Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Collection","InstInvContrNumF004":"2000.004.0143","DateDataF006b":"2024-05-01","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Ugly Faces","OverallWidthF12a":"78.5\"","OverallLengthF012b":"58.5\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","White","Navy"],"TypeInscripF019":["Initials","Date"],"ContInscripF020":"YW","DateInscripF020a":"1990","MethodInscripF021":["Embroidery"],"LocInscripF022":["on front"],"DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","FamDateF023c":"1990","LayFormatF024":"Block pattern","NumBlockF026":"4 appliqued","ArrangeBlockF028":"Straight","SpacingF029":["Separated by plain sashing"],"FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"UniqueF037b":"Calico","ConstrucF038":["Hand Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"ConstrucF038g":["Embroidery"],"UniqueF038h":"Novelty","ConstrucBindF046":["Back turned to front"],"QuiltTechF049":["Quilted"],"NumStitchedF050":"4","QuiltTopF054":"Wells, Yvonne","QuiltedByF055":"Wells, Yvonne","LocMadeF057a":"Tuscaloosa","ProvStateF057d":"Alabama (AL)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Yvonne Wells: Quilted Messages","EthnicF101":"African American","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"International Quilt Museum, all rights reserved","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/36-34-1453/2000_004_0143.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/36-34-1453/2000_004_0143-z.jpg"],"verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2024-05-17","dateverified_era":"CE","Maker Associator":"36-50-12","Pattern":"UGLY FACES","Maker":"[\"WELLS, YVONNE\"]","Date":"1976-1999","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","ImageConF075a":"quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","project_id":"36","form_id":"34","owner":"7","created_at":"2024-05-17 18:33:22","updated_at":"2024-05-18 04:09:07"},"sort":["UGLY FACES"]},{"_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
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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.
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\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"]}]}}

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