Celebrating Harriet Powers and Quilt Stories

Celebrate the life and work of Harriet Powers to mark the unique opportunity in which her Bible quilt and Pictorial quilt are on display together for the first time in the exhibition “Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories.” Hear from artists, historians, and curators as they discuss and reflect on the art and achievements of Harriet Powers.

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