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Binding Us Together: Quilts of the African Diaspora: Individuals, Organizations & Resources

The purpose of this guide is to highlight resources related to quilting in the United States, on the African continent, and throughout the African Diaspora. Guide by Tracy Crawford.

Museums

National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellows

Mary Lee Bendolph

Laverne Brackens

Carolyn Mazloomi

Loretta Pettway

Hystercine Rankin

More Resources

"Blue Flower Quilt"

Picture of Blue Flower Quilt, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Artist: Ira Blount

Blue Flower Quilt
Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum
Artist: Ira Blount
Gift of Ira Blount

Washington, D.C. Artist, Ira Blount

Marquetta Bell-Johnson, The NAMES Project Foundation