Zak Foster Sitting at a Sewing Machine, May 2021
THF701687 / Zak Foster Sitting at a Sewing Machine, May 2021
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Artifact Overview
Zak Foster is a community-taught textile artist who identifies as gay. His improvisational quilts draw from Southern quilting traditions and emphasize repurposed fabrics. He is known for creating burial quilts – used in green burials – and A$AP Rocky's 2021 Met Gala coat. He also hosts a podcast and an online community dedicated to storytelling and building connections between creative-minded people.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
21 May 2021
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2022.40.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Zak Foster.
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
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