Harriet Power's Quilt at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

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04-23-2011, 02:42 AM

carolaug

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I read an article a few months back about a HARRIET POWERS: A FREED SLAVE TELLS STORIES THROUGH QUILTING. She made this quilt...I was so excited when I saw this at the musuem and my husband was amazed that I recogized it and knew the story...this was so cool....I wonder if I still have the article. I give many of my magazines to co-workers. I just google her name...lots of info on her and he quilts out there.
http://www.historyofquilts.com/hpowers.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Powers

Harriet Powers quilt on display

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04-23-2011, 02:50 AM

Darlene

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This is very different but I like it.

04-23-2011, 02:56 AM

carolaug

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here is an article on line..she was a slave from the south and use to make picture quilts. Many were pictures from the bible but this one was not. Eash picture has a story.

http://www.historyofquilts.com/hpowers.html

if you google her name and picture quilts, click on images and they show them all.