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Description
Join curator Kristin Pedrozo for a closer look at ‘Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South’. Over the past twenty years, the Mississippi Museum of Art has amassed one of the largest quilt collections in the American South. This exhibition will feature highlights of handmade and machine-stitched quilts by renowned Black southern quiltmakers from the MMA’s collection, including Crossroads Quilters, Gwendolyn Magee, and several gifted by American photographer and quilt collector Roland L. Freeman on his travels.
Curated by Dr. Sharbreon Plummer, this exhibition and the accompanying publication seek to illuminate the processes and practices of Black Southern quilters while celebrating the enduring impact of quilting on communities and generations.
Following lunch, Kristin will join guests in the exhibition galleries to answer questions and share more insights about the quilts on view.
Gwendolyn A. Magee (1943–2011)
When Hope Unborn Had Died, from Lift Every Voice and Sing series, 2004
Cotton, rayon, tissue lamé, organdy, with cotton bolls, burlap; machine
pieced, appliquéd, machine quilted
50 x 72 1/2 x 20 in. (4.16ft x 6ft x 1.6ft)
Collection of the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson
Museum purchase, with funds from the McCravey Fund, 2013.022
Presented by the Brooks Museum League.
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Date & Time
Fri, Nov 7, 2025 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Venue Details
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar AvenueMemphis, Tennessee 38104
