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2. Quilts of Gee's Bend - Wikipedia

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   The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. The quilting tradition can be dated back to the nineteenth century and endures to this day. The residents of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are direct ...

3. Folk art of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Patterns are sometimes modeled off of family quilts, loved ones, patriotic themes, or important crops to the farm. [17] The origins of the barn quilt are contested- some claim they date back almost 300 years, but some claim they were invented by Donna Sue Groves of Adams County, Ohio in 2001. [18] Their origin is likely connected to barn ...

4. Loretta Pettway - Wikipedia

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   Loretta Pettway (born 1942) is an American artist and quilt maker of the Gee's Bend Collective from Boykin, Alabama. Her quilts are known for their bold and improvisational style. [1] In 2006 her quilts "Roman Stripes" variation [2] and Medallion [3] appeared on two US Postal service stamps as part of a series commemorating Gee's bend quilters. [4]

5. National Quilt Museum - Wikipedia

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   The National Quilt Museum, located in Paducah, Kentucky, is an art museum that exhibits fiber art and quilting from around the world. The museum is recognized by USA Today as one of the world's top quilt displays. [1][2] This textile museum supports local and expert quilters by providing workshops and other educational activities. [3]

6. Harriet Powers - Wikipedia

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   Pictorial Quilt 1898. Harriet Powers (October 29, 1837 – January 1, 1910) [1] was an American folk artist and quilter born into slavery in rural northeast Georgia. Powers used traditional appliqué techniques to make quilts that expressed local legends, Bible stories, and astronomical events. Powers married young and had a large family.

7. International Quilt Museum - Wikipedia

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   1523 N. 33rd Street. Lincoln, Nebraska U.S. Coordinates. 40°49′43″N 96°40′25″W  /  40.82861°N 96.67361°W  / 40.82861; -96.67361. Type. Textile museum. Website. www.internationalquiltmuseum.org. The International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska is the home of the largest known public ...