Artwork Details
- Title
- BLM‑4
- Artist
- Date
- 2020
- Location
- Dimensions
- overall_1: 13 3⁄8 × 7 1⁄4 × 9 1⁄4 in. (34 × 18.4 × 23.5 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2020, Carolyn Crump
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- cotton fabric, cotton thread
- Classifications
- Keywords
- History — United States — Black History
- Occupation — other — reformer
- Object Number
- 2021.15
Artwork Description
“I started making my art masks to chronicle this time in my life so people could know I gave my love, talent, and my time to my community, friends and family, anybody that needed my help. I tried do what I could.” —Carolyn Crump
Carolyn Crump tells stories of African American life with her three-dimensional quilts. She is a fifth-generation quilter and member of the Women of Color Quilters Network. At the onset of COVID-19, Crump began making cloth masks for her community in Houston, Texas. After a few months, she began sewing more elaborate and nonfunctional masks, like a joyful vignette of a little girl reading under an apple tree. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, she turned to themes of resilience and social justice, including a portrait of Floyd and protest signs affirming the message Black Lives Matter.
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
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