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Quilting: An Examination Of Harriet Powers And Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, Jennifer Moreland
Quilting: An Examination Of Harriet Powers And Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, Jennifer Moreland
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African American quilting exhibits a long and rich history in antebellum and post\u2013 bellum America. Although hindered by their social status as slaves, African Americans were adroit artisans adept at producing exceptional quilts for personal use as well as for the plantation household. In the few surviving examples, slave quilts demonstrate a range of geometric improvisation, decorative patterning, and asymmetrical ornamentation. African American quilts are unique in their ability to articulate personal histories and narratives, religious ideologies, and communicate messages through color, pattern, and emblematic imagery. A close investigation of African and Euro-American design aesthetics is crucial to understanding the …