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Sherrow, Victoria. “Keckley, Elizabeth.” A to Z of American Business Leaders andEntrepreneurs, A to Z of Women, African-American History & Culture. New York:Facts on File, Inc., 2002. www.fofweb.com.Wahlman, Maude Southwell. Signs and Symbols: African Images in African AmericanQuilts (2 nd Edition). 2001.Webster, Marie D. Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them. (The first quilt book.)Doubleday, Page & Co., 1915. With a biography by granddaughter, RosalindWebster Perry. Santa Barbara, California: Practical Patchwork Co., 1990.http://www.practicalpatchwork.com/quilts.htmlList of ImagesFigure 1: Echoes of Harlem 1980. © Faith Ringgold. Acrylic on canvas, dyed, paintedand pieced fabric. 96 x 84 inches. Collection of Philip Morris Companies, Inc.http:/www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/d33.htmFigure 2: Ode to Harriet Powers 1995. © Peggie L. Hartwell. Hand appliquéd andmachine quilted cotton. 42 x 48 inches. Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi.http://www.antiquesandthearts.com/a2000.asp?a=GalleryHopping01-09-2001-14-23-45Figure 3: Grandmother’s Flower Garden Quilt, 1930 – 1970. By Hattie Williams Jonesand Mary Allen Smith Williams. Polyester, knit, cotton, pieced. 93 x 72 1/4 inches.Purchase. Collection of the Old State House Museum.http://www.oldstatehouse.com/piece%2Dof%2Dmy%2Dsoul/quilting%2Dfamilies/default.asp?fn=The+Allen+Sisters+%26+Descendants&fid=1&id=14&qid=4&qn=Hattie+Williams+JonesFigure 4: Butterfly Quilt, ca. 1930. By Authorine Wilson Anderson. Cotton, appliquéd.Collection of Old State House Museum 96.01.7.http://www.oldstatehouse.com/piece-of-my-soul/quiltingfamilies/default.asp?fn=Frances+Smith+Wilson+%26+Descendants&fid=2&id=24&qid=6&qn=Authorine+Wilson+AndersonFigure 5: The Liberty Quilt, ca. 1870. By Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley, former slave. Silk,pieced, appliquéd, embroidered. 85 1/2 x 85 1/2 inches. Collection of the Kent StateUniversity Museum.http://www.centerforthequilt.org/treasures/cb/gallery1.php?directory=photos&currentPic=15; http://www.quiltindex.org/fulldisplay.php?pbd=kentuckytest-a0a2n5-aFigure 6: Log Cabin Quilt, ca. 1890. By Hattie Collins, a former slave. Cotton, pieced.74 x 63 1/2 inches. Purchase. Collection of Old State House Museum 88.17.3.page 26