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How Black Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives and Communities Through Quilts

Exploring the Women of Color Quilters Network through SAAM’s collection

By Howard Kaplan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-art-museum/2025/07/23/how-black-women-tell-the-stories-of-their-lives-and-communities-through-quilts/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Quilts at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5539

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American. Pictorial Quilt, ca. 1840. Cotton, cotton thread, 85 1/2 x 67 3/4 in. (217.2 x 172.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Franklin Chace, 44.173.1, Gavin Ashworth photograph.

Pieced and appliquéd from cotton fabrics, the quilt features a central medallion design surrounded by a richly detailed patchwork of figures, animals, and symbolic motifs. It combines folk art sensibilities with storytelling, reflecting both domestic craft traditions and a broader cultural narrative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilt#/media/File:Pictorial_Quilt.jpg

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