One that took my eye in this show, possibly from Virginia, was actually in the shape of a United States map (1886). Signature quilts, album quilts, Amish quilts and African-American quilts round out ...
The textile conservator I was working with had pulled out several quilts—one being that of Gary Tyler, an African American quilter who had been falsely incarcerated in his youth. While the quilt ...
The High Museum expanded its megacollection in 2024 with important works of queer photography, African modernism and a tribute to "the godmother of African American story quilting." Why it matters: ...
While individuals with darker skin, like many African Americans, benefit from higher melanin levels, which provide some natural protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, this protection is not ...