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The International Honor Quilt (also known as the International Quilting Bee) is a collective feminist art project initiated in 1980 by Judy Chicago as a companion piece to The Dinner Party. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The piece is a collection of 539 two-foot-long quilted triangles that honor women from around the world. [ 3 ]
Tivaevae or tivaivai (Cook Islands Māori: tīvaevae) in the Cook Islands, tifaifai in French Polynesia, is a form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women. The word literally means "patches", [ 1 ] in reference to the pieces of material sewn together.
This collaboration eventually led to their first quilt, Echoes of Harlem, in 1980. [5]: 44–45 Ringgold was also taught the art of quilting in an African-American style by her grandmother, [6] who had in turn learned it from her mother, Susie Shannon, who was a slave. [6]
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Named after the regional Tasmanian town of Westbury, the historic quilt was created by sisters Mary Hampson (26 June 1868 – 1944) and Jane Hampson (13 October 1873 – 10 April 1950), [2] possibly with the assistance of other family members such as sister Hannah (died 18 October 1952) [3] [4] over the years 1900 to 1903. [5]
The book claims that there was a quilt code that conveyed messages in counted knots and quilt block shapes, colors and names. [5] In a 2007 Time magazine article, Tobin stated: "It's frustrating to be attacked and not allowed to celebrate this amazing oral story of one family's experience. Whether or not it's completely valid, I have no idea ...