TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- In Trenton, there's a new exhibit that stitches together stories with art and culture in the African American community. Inside the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Quilts have been around for centuries, and in black history, they have strong symbolism. “Anytime we can uplift the arts and show diverse voices and tell our American ...
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African American quilts honored in the Bay Area: ‘The tie that binds us to our ancestors'
Several handmade quilts were spread atop white folding tables at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, each waiting to be examined. Two women wearing cotton gloves hovered over them, ...
The Saint Louis Art Museum recently held a celebration of African-American quilts, which was part recognition of local quilt historian Cuesta Benberry and part education seminar on the subject. The ...
The African American Quilt Guild of Gaston County takes pride in maintaining Black history in quilting and supporting the community with their work. Barbara Hart, 80, started the quilt guild in April ...
SAN ANTONIO — Every second Saturday of the month at the Carver Library, you'll find a group of women with needles and thread in hand. They're members of the African American Quilt Circle of San ...
Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day the last enslaved people in Texas were freed — was observed this week. But the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park is continuing the ...
The African American Quilt Guild of Gaston County takes pride in maintaining Black history in quilting and supporting the community with their work. Barbara Hart, 80, started the quilt guild in April ...
UC Berkeley Art Museum was recently gifted the world’s largest collection of this type of art, all of it created by black women. Much like certain perspectives have historically been shut out from the ...
Eli Leon, a psychologist, writer and collector and self-taught scholar of African-American quilts, who helped bring attention to the field and especially the quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins, died on ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The early quilts of the 19th century offered more than just warmth for families, the blankets also played a historical role in helping slaves communicate with hidden codes ...
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