This distinguished biography is both a portrait of an artist and a chronicle of her times. Born into slavery, Harriet Powers had always been a quilt maker, but at 49, she began working on her first masterpiece--a story quilt of the Bible that is now at the Smithsonian Institution. Full-color photos.
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This distinguished biography is both a portrait of an artist and a chronicle of her times. Born into slavery, Harriet Powers had always been a quilt maker, but at 49, she began working on her first masterpiece--a story quilt of the Bible that is now at the Smithsonian Institution. Full-color photos.
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New York. 1993. Scribners. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684195763. 48 pages. hardcover. keywords: Quilts Black Children. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century America, the artistry of Harriet Powers, a skilled seamstress and deeply religious woman born into slavery, is captured in reproductions of panels from her magnificent story quilts. inventory #21366.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Signed and inscribed by author to previous owner on half-title page. Hardbound with dust jacket. Clear protective cover over jacket; not ex-library. Book with text unmarked, mild wear; jacket with spine modestly faded, limited wear.
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