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The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt

December 7, 2011
To document the anniversary of September 11 and the Museum's role both in remembering tragedy and fostering peace and understanding across cultures, oral historian Liza Zapol created a multimedia piece involving interviews with visitors, a Museum lecturer, Faith Ringgold, and two of the student artists who helped create The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt, a three-panel quilt on display.
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The Materials and Techniques of American Quilts and Coverlets

August 1, 2009

By Elena Phipps

Quilts and coverlets were created from both homemade and commercially produced cloth.
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American Quilts and Coverlets

October 1, 2004

By Amelia Peck

Easily portable, and certainly necessary, bedcovers might be some of the few decorative objects a woman had in her home.
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Harley Quinn: A Modern Harlequina

October 30, 2015

By Jane A. Dini

Associate Curator Jane A. Dini discusses Harley Quinn, a modern version of the classic character Harlequin from the Italian commedia dell'arte, as well as this year's most popular Halloween costume.
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The Kilt

October 1, 2004

By Andrew Bolton

From its origins as the basic garb of the Highlander, Scotsmen and non-Scotsmen alike have embraced [the kilt] as uniform, formal and semi-formal wear, and casual everyday wear.
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"A Quilt and Its Pieces"

Press Release

The 9/11 Peace Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold and New York City Students On View at Metropolitan Museum Beginning August 30
August 30, 2011 – January 22, 2012

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The Yellow of the Mamo’s Wing: Lei Mamo, a #MetKids Poem

May 25, 2021

By Laurel Nakanishi

Hawai'i-based poet Laurel Nakanishi explores the history of the native ‘ohi‘a lehua plant and extinct mamo bird in an original poem inspired by a traditional Hawaiian quilt.
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"Technical Report on the Adeline Harris Sears Autograph Quilt"

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Art on Its Own Terms: Author Amelia Peck on Gee's Bend Quilts in My Soul Has Grown Deep

July 16, 2018

By Rachel High

In this interview, author and curator Amelia Peck discusses the history of quilting in Gee's Bend, Alabama, and how these works of art have historically been misunderstood.
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Quilt

Rebecca Blackwater (Native American, Dakota (Eastern Sioux) or Lakota (Teton Sioux), Santee, Nebraska, or Rosebud, South Dakota, active 20th century)

Date: ca. 1915
Accession Number: SL.7.2015.1.1

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Honeycomb Quilt

Elizabeth Van Horne Clarkson (1771–1852)

Date: ca. 1830
Accession Number: 23.80.75

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Quilt

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: SL.13.2013.20.2

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Quilt

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 45.171

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Quilt

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 09.50.1474

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Quilt

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 09.50.2476

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Quilt

Date: second half 18th century
Accession Number: 46.167

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Quilt

Date: 1790–95
Accession Number: 11.60.438

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Quilt

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 26.238.11

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Quilt

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 67.48