“Triple Art Treat!”
I presented the Runaway Quilt Project to a group of ~15 Brooklyn College alumni last night, as part of an art event at the campus library, and I made a Prezi for this presentation, which I … Continue reading
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Maker Known
Data Quilt 2.0 Heer, Bostock, and Ogievetsky write, in “A Tour through the Visualization Zoo”, that “By making data more accessible and appealing, visual representations may also help engage more diverse audiences in exploration and … Continue reading
Interactive Timeline
LAB REPORT #2B: TIMELINE VERITE Introduction I attempted to create a timeline for Gracie Mitchell, the woman interviewed as part of the Federal Writer’s project. In addition to dates from her life that she described … Continue reading
Maker Unknown
This quilt is titled Maker Unknown because 81% (141 out of 175) of the 19th century quilts used for research in this project were listed in the IQSCM catalog as “Maker Unknown”. The quilt is dedicated to the … Continue reading
Mapping
Mapping Ex-slave, Gracie Mitchell was interviewed by Bernice Bowden as part of the WPA’s Federal Writers Project. During her interview Ms. Mitchell showed 30 quilts to Ms. Bowden, “She showed me twenty-two finished quilt tops, … Continue reading