Voice of Freedom

Name/Title

Voice of Freedom

Entry/Object ID

1997.06.90

Made/Created

Artist

Barbara Temple

Date made

1987

Place

City

Marietta

State/Province

Georgia

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

65 in

Width

66 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

"I prefer making picture quilts. The process of creating depth and dimension in fabric is like painting. This quilt, based on the Lincoln Memorial, was designed for entry in the Statue of Liberty contest. Unfortunately, it was not completed in time for the contest--it was extremely difficult for me to find commercially dyed fabrics in the exact colors needed to effectively shade the figure. All of the fabrics were purchased--none were hand-dyed specially for the project. A range of browns and grays were used for the statue and yellow in different values was used in the background to give the effect of the sun shining through."

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Hand appliquéd, hand quilted