Untitled (String Quilt with Diamond Pattern)

Unidentified (American), Untitled (String Quilt with Diamond Pattern), 1950s, cotton, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Corrine Riley and museum purchase through the Barbara Coffey Quilt Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.5.37
Unidentified (American), Untitled (String Quilt with Diamond Pattern), 1950s, cotton, 72 × 66 in. (182.9 × 167.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Corrine Riley and museum purchase through the Barbara Coffey Quilt Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2016.5.37

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled (String Quilt with Diamond Pattern)
Artist
Unidentified (American)
Date
1950s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
72 × 66 in. (182.9 × 167.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Corrine Riley and museum purchase through the Barbara Coffey Quilt Endowment and the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
cotton
Classifications
Object Number
2016.5.37

Exhibitions

Media - 1970.353.1-.116 - SAAM-1970.353.1-.116_9 - 127238
Galleries for Folk and Self-Taught Art
October 21, 2016January 31, 2030
SAAM’s collection of folk and self-taught art represents the powerful vision of America’s untrained and vernacular artists.

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