Callahan, Nancy. The Freedom Quilting Bee. University of Alabama Press: Tuscaloosa, 1987. The story of patchwork quilts created by African Americans and sold through a cooperative in Wilson County, ...

The group effort quickens the project’s pace and creates space for sharing skills and stories, sorrows and celebrations. Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a ...

In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...

According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and English designs, African American quilts were often raw and vibrant.

The stories she refers to are about intricate quilts hung from fences, or around homes to indicate to slaves that a house was a safe one. According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized ...

Residence, which in itself is a revival of a program initiated by the museum's founder Thomas Gilcrease. The program is named ...

Drawing from a diverse range of influences, including Buddhism and Afrofuturism, Biggers employs antique quilts, African sculptures ... his works are held in the collections of the National Museum of ...

Charles White was an American artist known for murals and prints which often portrayed African American subjects. In particular, he used printmaking as a way to communicate with a wider audience, and ...

Goldberg’s 2002 two-fer wins of a Tony as producer as the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and an Emmy for a documentary about Hattie McDaniel made her the first African American to ...