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Sharon Harlan-Kerry

Quiltmaker

Hollywood, Florida, United States

International Quilt Museum

Kerry-Harlan is a mixed media, textile artist.

Ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

African American

Museum
International Quilt Museum

International Quilt Museum

Lincoln; Nebraska; United States

IQM has contributed two sets of quilts from its collection as part of an international planning project. IQM quilts from the United Kingdom and some countries in South Asia are being entered under this pilot.

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36-50-1
Documentation Project
Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

East Lansing; Michigan; United States

The BDQHP is funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant.

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Creator
Awakening
Kerry-Harlan, Sharo...

Date Made: 2014

Awakening

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sharon

Location Made: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Fabrics: Cotton, Artist designed hand-pulled silk screens. Discharged dyed cloth, painted, distressed cloth, stitching. Glass beads, vintage buttons, sequins.

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

KID: 50-145-69

50-145-69
Creator
I Am
Kerry-Harlan, Sharo...

Date Made: 2016

I Am

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sharon

Location Made: West Park, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Painting, Screen printing, collaged, thread embellished

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Artist rusted fabric, artist designed screen print

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

KID: 50-145-101

50-145-101
Creator
The Gathering
Kerry-Harlan, Sharo...

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Gathering

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sharon

Location Made: Hollywood, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Painting

Quilt Size: 68" x 100"

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin

Project: International Quilt Museum; Black Diaspora Quilt History Collection

KID: 36-34-1494

36-34-1494
Creator
The Gene Machine
Kerry-Harlan, Sherr...

Date Made: 2003

The Gene Machine

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sherry

Location Made: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 42 3/4" x 19 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

KID: 12-8-6721

12-8-6721