Maria Rodgers Martin

Marla A. Jackson, artist

born 1952

Maria Rodgers Martin, 2014

Where object was made: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Material/technique: earrings; beads; fabric ribbons; cotton; sequins

Credit line: Loan from the artist

Accession number: EL2017.095

Not on display

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This quilt portrays Maria Rodgers Martin, an enslaved woman who lived in both Missouri and Kansas in the 19th century. While still in Missouri, she created at least two highly skilled quilts in traditional patterns. One of those patterns is replicated here to surround the portrait in this quilt made by Marla Jackson. Two quilts made by Martin in the 1840s or 1850s are also on view in this exhibition.