Bisa Butler (USA, b. 1973)
I Go to Prepare a Place For You, 2021, Quilt: Portrait of Harriet Tubman: Cotton, Silk and Velvet.
Harriet Tubman (b. Araminta Ross, c. Mar 1822 – Mar 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. via Wikipedia
Bisa Butler, The Equestrian (2019) Quilt portrait of Selika Lazevski, based on the photography from 1891
Selika Lazevski was a famous Black woman equestrian who lived in Paris during the Belle Epoque.
Cotton, wool, silk, quilted & appliquéd,
173 x 109 cm, 68 x 43 in approx.
highly recommended watch:
Bisa Butler: Quilting for Culture
https://youtu.be/dCkNMK2QtUY
The Art Institute of Chicago
Produced by Sok Vision, this video takes us inside Bisa Butler’s studio as she talks about her family and upbringing, her education at Howard University, her textile practice, and her aspirations of making art that reflects our times.
Textile Artist Bisa Butler stitches portraits in patchwork: http://www.bisabutler.com
“In my work I am telling the story— this African American side— of the American life.History is the story of men and women, but the narrative is controlled by those who hold the pen.
My community has been marginalized for hundreds of years. While have been right beside our white counterparts experiencing and creating history, our contributions and perspectives have been ignored, unrecorded and lost. It is only a few years ago that it was acknowledges that the White house was built by slaves. Right there in the seat of power of our country African Americans were creating and contributing while their names were lost to history.” Via Artist’s website.
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