84. Quilt-Making As a Feminist, Political Act
Artist Faith Ringgold
In this week’s mini, we’re exploring the work of contemporary fine artists Faith Ringgold and Bisa Butler, whose quilts are inspired by a rich African-American quilting tradition, and Adeline Harris Sears’s 19th century signature quilt with autographs by notables including Charles Dickens, Abraham Lincoln, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Discussed in this episode:
“In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”