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Work-clothes quilt with center medallion of strips
Annie Mae Young1976
Souls Grown Deep
Atlanta, United States
One of the best known of the Gee's Bend work-clothes quilts is a strip-based patchwork created by Annie Mae in 1976, which features a hot, rectangular core of red, yellow, and brown corduroy stripes surrounded by bands of cool denim.
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Details
- Title: Work-clothes quilt with center medallion of strips
- Creator: Annie Mae Young
- Creator Lifespan: 1928/2013
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: Female
- Date Created: 1976
- Location Created: Alberta, Alabama
- Physical Dimensions: 108 x 77 in. (274.3 x 195.6 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: © Annie Mae Young / Photo: Stephen Pitkin, Pitkin Studio
- External Link: https://www.soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/annie-mae-young
- Medium: Denim, corduroy, synthetic blend (britches legs with pockets)
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