Annie Mae Young
Quilt

ArtistAmerican, 1928–2012
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Quilt
Datec. 1965
PlaceGee's Bend, Alabama, United States
MediumCotton, polyester, and wool
DimensionsOverall: 91 × 81 in. (231.1 × 205.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2002.419
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Quilts of Gee's Bend," 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; The 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.

"Houston Collects: African American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 31–October 26, 2008.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.

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