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- Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1950-1955 -
- 1950-1955
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Strip Quilt by Susana Allen Hunter, 1950-1955
- "Quilt Exhibit, Interior of Negro Building at Atlanta Exposition," 1895 - Former slave Harriet Powers made this striking Bible quilt, with its bold figures that depict biblical events, during the mid-1880s. A decade later, the quilt--sold by Powers out of need--was exhibited at this 1895 exposition in Atlanta. For decades, Powers received little recognition for her work. Today, she is one of the best-known Southern quilt makers.
- 1895
- Collections - Artifact
"Quilt Exhibit, Interior of Negro Building at Atlanta Exposition," 1895
Former slave Harriet Powers made this striking Bible quilt, with its bold figures that depict biblical events, during the mid-1880s. A decade later, the quilt--sold by Powers out of need--was exhibited at this 1895 exposition in Atlanta. For decades, Powers received little recognition for her work. Today, she is one of the best-known Southern quilt makers.
- Center Medallion Crib Quilt, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Center Medallion Crib Quilt, circa 1880
- Bricks Doll Quilt, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Bricks Doll Quilt, circa 1880
- Laurel Leaves Crib Quilt, circa 1850 -
- circa 1850
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Laurel Leaves Crib Quilt, circa 1850
- Detail of "Cathy Celebrates Christmas: A Victorian Dollhouse" Quilt, 1991 -
- circa 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Detail of "Cathy Celebrates Christmas: A Victorian Dollhouse" Quilt, 1991
- Detail of "Cathy Celebrates Christmas: A Victorian Dollhouse" Quilt, 1991 -
- circa 1991
- Collections - Artifact
Detail of "Cathy Celebrates Christmas: A Victorian Dollhouse" Quilt, 1991
- Nine-Patch on Point Crib Quilt, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
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Nine-Patch on Point Crib Quilt, circa 1880
- New York Beauty Quilt by Sarah Carpenter Simmons, 1890-1910 -
- 1890-1910
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New York Beauty Quilt by Sarah Carpenter Simmons, 1890-1910
- Zebulon and Ivora Davis with their Children Addie, Lida, and Cleoda, 1903-1904 - Zebulon Davis, a North Carolina farmer, and his wife, Ivora [center], pose with their family in this informal photograph. Their son, Cleoda, sits on his father's lap. As a young man, Cleoda, like millions of other Black and white Southerners, left the rural South to find work in the industrial North during the first half of the 20th century. Cleoda settled in the Detroit area.
- 1903-1904
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Zebulon and Ivora Davis with their Children Addie, Lida, and Cleoda, 1903-1904
Zebulon Davis, a North Carolina farmer, and his wife, Ivora [center], pose with their family in this informal photograph. Their son, Cleoda, sits on his father's lap. As a young man, Cleoda, like millions of other Black and white Southerners, left the rural South to find work in the industrial North during the first half of the 20th century. Cleoda settled in the Detroit area.