Object Details
- Artist
- Chawne Kimber, born Frankfort, KY 1971
- Exhibition Label
- Chawne Kimber stitches her experience as a Black woman in the United States on her monumental quilt, still not. The backdrop of Kimber’s text is a body of bluesy denim patches, framed by pops of colorful fabric—all sourced from mid-century textiles. Kimber’s choice to use vintage cloth and improvisational patterns draws on her memories and family history. Many of her enslaved ancestors in rural Alabama cultivated and ginned cotton. Her great-grandmother, Mamo, and other relatives expressed themselves through quilting. The family participated in quilting circles to chat, cry, laugh, think, and mend—to create a home together. Mamo’s story was told through her quilts, and Kimber continues the thread.
- This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Nedra and Peter Agnew in honor of the James Renwick Alliance
- Copyright
- © 2019, Chawne Kimber
- 2019
- Object number
- 2021.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- (not assigned)
- Quilt
- Crafts
- Medium
- mid-century fabric, quilting cotton,and denim with cotton sashiko thread
- Dimensions
- 71 1/4 x 69 1/8 in.
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Record ID
- saam_2021.83
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk75a2e906c-1cde-410a-ba95-5c4a5ace051a
