A Letter from Phillis, Carole Gary Staples

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Carole Gary Staples, artist
A Letter from Phillis, 2012
Where object was made: West Chester, Ohio, United States
Material/technique: cotton fabric; cotton batting; feather pen; stenciling; machine piecing; appliqué; machine quilting
Accession number: EL2017.040
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And Still We Rise

1773: Phillis Wheatley, then a slave, convinces bookseller Archibald Bell to publish her collection Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral. Wheatley is the first African American woman to have her work published and only the second American woman to have a book of poetry published. The quilt shows Wheatley writing at her desk and includes images of her actual handwriting. She was a trail-blazer for African American authors into the literary world.

Exhibitions

And Still We Rise
2017