Object Details
- Creator
- Viola Canady
- Medium
- cotton, polyester, batting
- Dimensions
- 28 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (72.4 × 62.2 cm)
- Caption
- Brightly colored African batik and printed fabrics are set within a matrix of black cloth, rendering vividly the effect of a stained-glass window. Viola Canady, a gifted quilter, often applied her skill to spiritual themes, and used quilting to build community. She founded the Daughters of Dorcas and Sons, a Washington, DC quilting guild that teaches and shares a love of quilting in local schools, hospitals, and civic centers. This piece visually honors the communities that form around African American religious practices and quilting traditions.
- Accession Number
- 1995.5009.0003
- Type
- quilt
- See more items in
- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Record ID
- acm_1995.5009.0003
