Faces of Georgia: A Study in Black and White

Name/Title

Faces of Georgia: A Study in Black and White

Description

18th Made 100% white cotton for photo surface, 100% for sashing and backing, white flannel for batt, backing purchased new from Calico and lace shop in macon. All images are of Middle Georgians, selected from the tintypes, daguerreotypes, and photographs in the Genealogy collection of the Middle Georgia Regional Library- student nurses in their long uniforms back when they were required to live at the down town hospital, the handsome boxer Young Stribling being held by his mother and agian when he is holding his own baby; strikers outside the old mill.

Artwork Details

Medium

100% cotton hand-quilted

Collection

Permanent Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Cheryl Mason-Mercer

Dimensions

Height

80 in

Width

60 in