Celebrating Harriet Powers and Quilt Stories (Dec 7, 2021)

An event to celebrate the life and work of Harriet Powers to view her works including her Bible quilt and Pictorial quilt, which are on display together for the first time in the exhibition “Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories” at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Speakers

• Bisa Butler, artist
• Kyra Hicks, author, quilter, and quilt historian
• Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, NEA Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellow, United States Artists Fellow
• Dr. Tiya Miles, professor of History, Radcliffe Alumnae Professor, Harvard University