Eli Leon's game-changing African American quilt donation stuns in "Routed West" at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film ...

Several handmade quilts were spread atop white folding tables at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, each waiting to be examined. Two women wearing cotton gloves hovered over them, ...

To many Americans, quilts are valued only for their practicality – they keep us warm. But in African American culture, quilts tell stories of sadness, love and violence. Students explored this ...

Time was when you could take one look at an African-American quilt and see your whole family. You saw grandpa’s necktie. You saw the baby’s old pajamas, with the faded red and blue balloons, and the ...

SAN ANTONIO — Every second Saturday of the month at the Carver Library, you'll find a group of women with needles and thread in hand. They're members of the African American Quilt Circle of San ...

During the short dark days, many fight the urge to hide under the covers. An exhibition of quilts, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, could provide needed comfort.

A Hempstead woman who uses history and her African American heritage as inspiration for her art is now stitching together a quilt honoring local women and other trailblazers who've played major roles ...

Bright colors, unexpected combinations of fabrics and asymmetrical patterns are attracting new attention to African-American quilts in an exhibit that opened Saturday at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller ...

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It’s the bold colors and creative designs that will first catch your eye as you walk through Bellevue Arts Museum’s show of quilts. But look closer. Spend time examining the stitching and tacking on ...

Brilliantly colored and full of visual drama, Bisa Butler’s larger-than-life sized quilted portraits are nearly indistinguishable from paintings. Creating works that have appeared on the cover of Time ...