Object Record
Metadata
Collection |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Object Name |
Block, Quilt |
Title |
Panel XIII (Panel 13) |
Date |
07/ /99 |
Description |
A display panel of 17 quilt blocks mounted on solid gray cotton. The individual blocks are attached to the underlying panel with basting stitches at the top of each block. The blocks are, (listed from top down, proper right to proper left, followed by the object ID number), Flower Garden 1999.001.243b Ocean Waves 1999.001.219 Cheyenne 1999.001.229 Unknown 1999.001.245 Shoo Fly 1999.001.249 Three Cheers 1999.001.202 Windmill 1999.001.253 Crazy Patch 1999.001.254 Shded Trails 1999.001.224 Texas Star 1999.001.213 Shadow Box 1999.001.220 Japanese Lantern 1999.001.191 Pot of Tulips 1999.001.238 Kitten in a Basket 1999.001.236 End of the Day 1999.001.099 Horseshoe 1999.001.189 Next Door Neighbor 1999.001.196 |
Provenance |
The panel was created by The Quilters Hall of Fame for an exhibition titled "Evidences of Friendships: The Quilt Block Collection of Cuesta Benberry, St. Louis Missouri:. It hung in the Marion Public Library during Celebration Week in 1999.. The exhibition was curated by Hazel Carter, the founder of The Quilters Hall of Fame and sponsored by Karen Alexander of Vienna, VA. The blocks are from the collection of Cuesta Benberry who was an African-American quilt historian and researcher; The blocks on this panel were all made by several of Cuesta's friends and Round Robin correspondent. |
Artist |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Artist Role |
Collector |
Dimensions |
H-84 W-43 inches |
People |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Source |
Benberry, Cuesta |
Object ID |
1999.001.913 |