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Blocks and strips
Ruth Kennedy2003
Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States
Known among her peers for her methodical approach to quilt composition, Ruth Kennedy carefully lays out her fabric pieces, thoughtfully experimenting with pattern prior to piecing. For this quilt, she set out to make a Housetop, but after assessing the corduroy patchwork spread out before her, she settled on the blocks and strips composition.
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Details
- Title: Blocks and strips
- Creator: Ruth Kennedy
- Creator Lifespan: 1926/2020
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Female
- Date Created: 2003
- Location Created: Gee's Bend, Alabama
- Physical Dimensions: 86 x 75 in. (218.4 x 191 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Gee's Bend, Black art, African American art
- Type: Quilt
- Original Source: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Museum purchase and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
- Rights: © Ruth Kennedy / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
- External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/ruth-kennedy
- Medium: Corduroy
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