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InarticulateQuilter
InarticulateQuilter
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#CelebratingBlackQuilters
#BlackHistoryMonth

Carolyn Mazloomi (1948-) started quilting in the 70s, but was for years best known as a quilt historian and mentor to other Black quilters, founding the Women of Color Quilters Network in 1986. Now retired from a career as an aerospace engineer, she recently opened her first solo gallery show in Harlem

Representative work:
Ruby’s Courage
Cotton/Paint
68”x67”
2024

More info:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/quilt-artist-carolyn-mazloomi-2534710

Photo credit: Claire Oliver Gallery

#Quilting

Black and white quilt describing the story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black children to integrate white schools in the United States. In the quilt’s center, Ruby walks through the entrance of the school building, accompanied by United States Marshals.  Outside the door are angry white people holding signs protesting integration.  At the bottom of the quilt are National Guardsmen with guns are holding back an angry white protestor.  The border of the quilt is a series of patchwork blocks alternating between sawtooth stars, apples and an “A+” (symbolic of Ruby being a great student.)
Black and white quilt describing the story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black children to integrate white schools in the United States. In the quilt’s center, Ruby walks through the entrance of the school building, accompanied by United States Marshals. Outside the door are angry white people holding signs protesting integration. At the bottom of the quilt are National Guardsmen with guns are holding back an angry white protestor. The border of the quilt is a series of patchwork blocks alternating between sawtooth stars, apples and an “A+” (symbolic of Ruby being a great student.)
Black and white quilt describing the story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black children to integrate white schools in the United States. In the quilt’s center, Ruby walks through the entrance of the school building, accompanied by United States Marshals. Outside the door are angry white people holding signs protesting integration. At the bottom of the quilt are National Guardsmen with guns are holding back an angry white protestor. The border of the quilt is a series of patchwork blocks alternating between sawtooth stars, apples and an “A+” (symbolic of Ruby being a great student.)
Artnet News

Quilt Artist Carolyn Mazloomi on a Lifetime of Weaving Narratives

At age 76, Carolyn Mazloomi has her first New York gallery show, after decades of promoting other African American women quilt artists.
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