#CelebratingBlackQuilters
#BlackHistoryMonth
Harriet Powers (1837-1910) learned to sew while enslaved in Georgia. After the Civil War, she and her spouse owned a farm, but financial difficulties forced her to sell the quilt shown (for $5!) She is known to have made many quilts with religious and astronomical themes, though only two of her works have survived.
Representative work:
The Bible Quilt
Appliqué
88”x74”
1886
More info:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object/nmah_556462
Photo credit: Smithsonian
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