"Tea and Skittles" Quilt, Made by Thomas Knauer, 2016
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Quiltmaker Thomas Knauer created "Tea and Skittles" in memory of Trayvon Martin and to help call attention to the systemic racism experienced by people of color. Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American high school student, was tragically shot in February 2012 while returning home after buying snacks at a local convenience store in Sanford, Florida, by volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman. Martin's death heightened the debate over the persistence of racism and racial profiling in the United States.
Quiltmaker Thomas Knauer created "Tea and Skittles" in memory of Trayvon Martin and to help call attention to the systemic racism experienced by people of color. Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American high school student, was tragically shot in February 2012 while returning home after buying snacks at a local convenience store in Sanford, Florida, by volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman. Martin's death heightened the debate over the persistence of racism and racial profiling in the United States.
Artifact
Quilt
Date Made
2016
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2021.151.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cloth
Thread
Technique
Machine sewing (Technique)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 48 in
Width: 40 in
Inscriptions
quilting on quilt: ALL / MEMBERS / OF THE / COMMUNITY TOWN / CITY STATE AND / SURROUNDING STATES / ARE INVITED TO / ATTEND THIS MEMORIAL / SERVICE IF YOU YOUR / FAMILY OR YOUR HEART / HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY / THE TRAGIC DEATH OF / TRAYVON MARTIN PLEASE / JOIN US AS WE MOVE TO / BRING ALL COMMUNITIES / TOGETHER WE HAVE A DUTY / TO EACH OTHER TO RAISE / THE AWARENESS AND FOCUS / OF SUCH VIOLENCE AND THE / EFFECT IT HAS ON US ALL / FURTHERMORE IT IS OUR DUTY TO / UNIFY AND ERASE THE WIDESPREAD / ACCEPTANCE OF CRIMES AS THIS / FOR ALL PEOPLE HIS NAME IS RINGING / ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ALL OVER / THE NATION ALL OVER THE WORLD / THE NATION IS SAYING WHAT IF WHAT IF / THIS WAS MY CHILD WHAT WOULD I DO label on back of quilt: TEA AND SKITTLES / THOMAS KNAUER / [...]
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