Three Kings
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Quilt Summary:
"Three Kings" by Bisa Butler was prominently featured in the lobby of the 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Applique
- - Silk
- - Wool
- - Longarm
Description:
Sign Statement: "Bisa Butler's group portrait, Three Kings, is based on photographs of WWII-era farm workers taken by the Farm Security Administration as part of a New Deal agency created in 1937 to address rural poverty. Butler uses colorful fabrics to narrate new stories, weaving together a long, rich tradition of African American quilting with old and new fabrics to present layered, multifaceted tales of resilience. Working like a painter, Butler combines colors and patterns in her textiles to create complex, compelling imagery that pays homage to her subjects' strengths and vulnerability, to their pain and their power."
Quilted and Appliquéd Cotton, Wool Gabardine, and Silk Chiffon
