America Irby
Quilt

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Artist America Irby(American, 1916–1993)American, 1916–1993

CultureAmerican

Titles

Quilt
One Patch

Date1970

PlaceGee's Bend, Alabama, United States

MediumCotton

DimensionsOverall: 91 × 78in. (231.1 × 198.1cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2002.417

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

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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. Brown Foundation Galleries; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. November 21, 2002 - March 9, 2003; Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL. June 16 - August 31, 2003; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI. September 27, 2003 - January 4, 2004; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. February 14 - May 17, 2004; Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. June 27 - September 12, 2004; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA. October 15, 2004 - January 2, 2005.

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