Crafted lives : stories and studies of African American quilters

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Name/Title

Crafted lives : stories and studies of African American quilters

Entry/Object ID

NK9198.5.U6.T79

Description

This book explores the culture and recent history of African Americans through the creations and wisdom of nine quilters. Turner profiles quilters who exemplify the range of black women and men dedicated to the making of quilts, and she shows how their craftwork establishes order and meaning in their lives. The artisans comprise eight women and one man, ranging from teenagers to octogenarians, representing an array of education and income levels, and living across the United States, including Alaska. Turner also probes the ways in which African American quilts and quilters have been depicted, discussed, criticized, and characterized. From the displays of Harriet Powers's creations at the turn of the twentieth century to the contemporary exhibits of such black art-quilts as those promoted by Carolyn Mazloomi, and such utilitarian expressions as the celebrated examples from Gee's Bend, Alabama, Turner uses quilts to assess the level of control African Americans have had or have not had over the materials they craft and the art they leave as legacy to new generations.

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Search Terms

african american quiltmakers, african american quilts, quilting--united states, quiltmakers--united states, quilts--united states

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Category

Book

Book Details

Author

Patricia A. Turner, Kyra E. Hicks

Publisher

University Press of Mississippi

Place Published

City

Jackson

Date Published

2009

Call No.

NK9198.5.U6.T79

ISBN

1604731311, 9781604731316

LCCN

2008020368

Notes

Length: 216

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Contents

Note

Introduction -- "Every day been Sunday since" : Jeanette Rivers -- Far from home economics : Daisy Anderson Moore -- Restoring the soul : Elliott Chambers -- Rites of passage : Ed Johnetta Fowler Miller -- Redirecting the pain : Ora Knowell -- It's all good : Marion Coleman -- The ties that bind : Rich ̌Richardson -- Gifts from the heart : Tiffanie Newton William -- Girls' day out : Cyr ̌Cross -- Of February, fairs, and folklorists : black quilts come out -- Black quilts/white walls -- Lift as you fly : Faith Ringgold -- Legendary quilts -- One more river to cross.