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Name |
Ramsey, Bets |
Othernames |
nee Miller |
Born |
1923 |
Birthplace |
Chatanooga, Tennessee |
Places of residence |
Tennessee, Illinois |
Titles & honors |
received the Tennessee Governor's Award in the Arts, 2009 |
Mother |
June Winter Miller |
Education |
BA in art from University of Chatanooga, 1950, masters in crafts from University of Chatanooga |
Notes |
For more information on this honoree, go to: https://quiltershalloffame.net/bets-ramsey/ |
Occupation |
owner of art studio; taught art classes; taught quiltmaking classes at Hunter Museum; founding member of American Quilt Study Group; Board of Directors AQSG from 1983 - 1989; co-director with Merikay Waldvogel Quilts of Tennessee documentation project; columnist for Chattanooga Times; founding member of the Tennessee Association of Craft Artists |
Publications |
Art and Quilts: 1950-1970; Southern Quilts: A New View with Gail Trechsel, 1991; The Quilts of Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930 with Merikay Waldvogel 1986 |
Role |
Artist |
Spouse |
married Paul Ramsey, 1950, |
Children |
one daughter |
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Bonesteel, Georgia - Quilt, Wall Hanging
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Ramsey, Bets - Article, Magazine
Country to City: Changing Styles in Afro-American Quilts
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