#CelebratingBlackQuilters
#BlackHistoryMonth

Clementine Hunter (1886-1988) became a farm laborer at Melrose Plantation when she was 15. Established by free Black people prior to the Civil War, Melrose later became an artist colony and Hunter became a prolific painter, muralist and quilter. Few of the quilts depicting everyday activities from her long life now survive

Representative work:
Melrose Quilt
Cotton
73” x 60”
c. 1960

More info:
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/mAXhLE-PhSKCJQ

Photo credit: SAMM

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