"A Wooden Quilt for Big Mama" by Jean-Marcel St. Jacques, 2023
THF197819 / "A Wooden Quilt for Big Mama" by Jean-Marcel St. Jacques, 2023
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Artifact Overview
New Orleans artist Jean-Marcel St. Jacques creates "wooden quilts" like this one using wood and other debris from his Hurricane Katrina-damaged home. The style of his work honors both his quilter great-grandmother – to whom this piece is particularly dedicated – and his great-grandfather, who was a junk collector and hoodoo practitioner.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Sculpture (Visual work)
Date Made
2023
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Jean-Marcel St. Jacques in Treme, New Orleans, Louisana.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Gallery
Object ID
2023.202.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant Material)
Metal
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 61 in
Width: 60 in
Length: 3.25 in
Weight: 114 lbs
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articleA Wooden Quilt for Big Mama
In 2023, The Henry Ford acquired an incredible piece of art: a wooden sculpture by New Orleans artist Jean-Marcel St. Jacques, entitled “A Wooden Quilt for Big Mama.” St. Jacques’s wooden quilt weaves together many threads from both St. Jacques’s own