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"Bricklayer" variation
Linda Diane Bennettc. 1970
Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States
The Bricklayer pattern is a widely used variation of the Housetop. For this quilt, Linda Diane Bennett took denim from a dozen or more pairs of work clothes to create unusual movement and variety within an otherwise repetitive pattern.
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Details
- Title: "Bricklayer" variation
- Creator: Linda Diane Bennett
- Creator Lifespan: 1955/1988
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Female
- Creator Birth Place: Gee's Bend, Alabama
- Date Created: c. 1970
- Location Created: Gee's Bend, Alabama
- Physical Dimensions: 80 x 62 in. (203.2 x 157.5 cm)
- Subject Keywords: Gee's Bend, Work-clothes quilt, Black art, African American art
- Type: Quilt
- Original Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
- Rights: © Linda Diane Bennett / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
- External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/linda-diane-bennett
- Medium: Denim
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