Quilting African American Women's History:
Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions

A Traveling Exhibit

February 15-March 30, 2009

Half of the quilts will be on display at
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
1515 SE Monroe • Topeka, Kansas
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. daily

Free and open to public
For more information contact the Brown Foundation
(785) 235-3939 or brownfound@juno.com

In partnership with Washburn University,
half of the quilts will be on display at the
Mulvane Art Museum
17th & Jewell Streets
Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday–Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday–Sunday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Free and open to public
For more information call the
Mulvane Art Museum at (785) 670-1124

Photograph of quilt: Carolyn Crump's Cherished Times. Photograph of quilt: Adriene Cruz's Wisdom Seeker.

Quilting African American Women's History: Our Challenges, Creativity and Champions will introduce visitors to a collection of powerful artworks that illuminate and interpret the rich history of African American women from the beginning of this country's history through the present. While African American women have always had a past, its meanings and witnesses have been contested since the first reported arrival of three African women in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 and remain controversial scholarly subjects to this day.

Building upon the historic tradition of quilting in the African American community this exhibit brings together a collection of 50 works by nationally recognized fiber artists that illustrate a broad range of artistic techniques and inspirations, shed light on the lives and experiences of African American women, and examine the role these women have played in the arenas of education, politics, religion, the arts, business, the family and much more.

This exhibit was organized by the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center of the Ohio Historical Society and curated by internationally renowned artist, historian and curator Carolyn Mazloomi, Ph.D.

Presented by the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research and the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site as part of the 2008-2009 program series, Race and the American Creed. Download the 2008-2009 program brochure (1.8 MB PDF).