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- "Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976 - Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
- 1976
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"Sons of Liberty" Bicentennial Quilt by Della May Morris, 1976
Della May Morris, a quilter all her life, created this quilt for the National Grange Bicentennial Quilt Contest. Morris and her family designed the 18 detailed Revolutionary War scenes, which earned a third-place finish.
- "American Pride" Quilt by Zemma Haynes Taylor, 1932-1933 - Zemma Taylor made this quilt for a quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to Henry Ford as a gift from "the wife of a country doctor who appreciates the Ford car." Many doctors chose to drive a dependable Ford automobile -- at a time when doctors still made house calls.
- 1932-1933
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"American Pride" Quilt by Zemma Haynes Taylor, 1932-1933
Zemma Taylor made this quilt for a quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to Henry Ford as a gift from "the wife of a country doctor who appreciates the Ford car." Many doctors chose to drive a dependable Ford automobile -- at a time when doctors still made house calls.
- Dryden Community Pictorial Quilt, circa 1891 -
- circa 1891
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Dryden Community Pictorial Quilt, circa 1891
- Hmong Story Cloth by Moah Thao, 1987-1988 - Hmong refugee Moah Thao embroidered this quilt with scenes of life in the Laos village that she had left behind. Hmong refugees were destitute, so missionaries at the refugee camps in Thailand encouraged women to produce items for sale to western markets--embroidering their experiences onto textile squares for an American audience. While needlework skills are traditional to Hmong culture, story cloths are not.
- 1987-1988
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Hmong Story Cloth by Moah Thao, 1987-1988
Hmong refugee Moah Thao embroidered this quilt with scenes of life in the Laos village that she had left behind. Hmong refugees were destitute, so missionaries at the refugee camps in Thailand encouraged women to produce items for sale to western markets--embroidering their experiences onto textile squares for an American audience. While needlework skills are traditional to Hmong culture, story cloths are not.
- Indianapolis 500 Quilt Made for Bobby Unser by Jeanetta Holder, 1981 - Jeanetta Holder combined her sewing talents with her love of auto racing in 1976 when she created an Indianapolis 500-themed quilt for that year's race winner, Johnny Rutherford. Holder's quilts, covered with embroidered reproductions of autographs she collected over the years, became an Indy tradition. She made this quilt for Bobby Unser in 1981 after his third and final Indy 500 victory.
- 1981
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Indianapolis 500 Quilt Made for Bobby Unser by Jeanetta Holder, 1981
Jeanetta Holder combined her sewing talents with her love of auto racing in 1976 when she created an Indianapolis 500-themed quilt for that year's race winner, Johnny Rutherford. Holder's quilts, covered with embroidered reproductions of autographs she collected over the years, became an Indy tradition. She made this quilt for Bobby Unser in 1981 after his third and final Indy 500 victory.
- "Rosa Parks II" Quilt by Yvonne Wells, 2006 - Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. Yvonne Wells, a self-taught artist and retired schoolteacher, created this pictorial quilt without using patterns or templates.
- 2006
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"Rosa Parks II" Quilt by Yvonne Wells, 2006
Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. Yvonne Wells, a self-taught artist and retired schoolteacher, created this pictorial quilt without using patterns or templates.
- 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition Quilt, circa 1933 - From the images of stylized Art Deco skyscrapers to dirigibles and airplanes, this appliqued quilt celebrates 1930s modernity. This quilt was likely made for entry into Sears and Roebuck's quilt contest at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago. This fair gave people a look at the wonders of modern, machine-age technology and design--inspiring the public with an enticing sense of the future.
- circa 1933
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1933 Century of Progress Exhibition Quilt, circa 1933
From the images of stylized Art Deco skyscrapers to dirigibles and airplanes, this appliqued quilt celebrates 1930s modernity. This quilt was likely made for entry into Sears and Roebuck's quilt contest at the 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair in Chicago. This fair gave people a look at the wonders of modern, machine-age technology and design--inspiring the public with an enticing sense of the future.
- World War I Quilt by Herbert James Smith, circa 1917 -
- circa 1917
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World War I Quilt by Herbert James Smith, circa 1917
- Masonic Symbols Quilt, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
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Masonic Symbols Quilt, circa 1880