Lutisha Pettway
Quilt

Quilt

© Estate of Lutisha Pettway / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Quilt
Quilt
ArtistAmerican, 1925–2001
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Quilt
  • Bars
Datec. 1950
PlaceGee's Bend, Alabama, United States
MediumCotton and denim
DimensionsOverall: 80 × 84 in. (203.2 × 213.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2002.414
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Quilts of Gee's Bend," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 8–November 10, 2002; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 21, 2002–March 9, 2003; Mobile Museum of Art, Alabama, June 16–August 31, 2003; Milwaukee Art Museum, September 27, 2003–January 4, 2004; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., February 14–May 17, 2004; Cleveland Museum of Art, June 27–September 12, 2004; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, October 15, 2004–January 2, 2005.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"Mending: Craft and Community, Selection from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2018–October 20, 2019.

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