The Quilters

Original Title

title unknown

Devised Title

The Quilters

Date

1995

Creator

Willie Moe See all items with this value

Description

Moe’s drawing shows three elderly women working together to craft a quilt. Quilting is a traditional craft of Southern Black women, and also an important community activity. Moe’s composition is set against black paper and drawn all in white, with the exception of the vibrant colors of the quilt. This shows the richness of the communities and lives embodied in the quilt.

Primary Subject

1900-1999 See all items with this value

HBCU student work See all items with this value

Art See all items with this value

Folklore See all items with this value

Additional Subject

American South

Black art

Black Feminism

Domestic labor

Memory

Womanism

Type

Print

Medium

pastel on paper

Measurements

11 1/8 in x 25 1/8 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc250

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0194

Rights

All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection See all items with this value

References

"African American Quilts." Anacostia Community Museum. https://anacostia.si.edu/collection/spotlight/african-american-quilts.