Her Heart Was in the Clouds, Marion Coleman

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Marion Coleman, artist
Her Heart Was in the Clouds, 2012
Where object was made: Castro Valley, California, United States
Material/technique: fiber collage; wool; cotton fabric; found objects; machine appliqué; poetry; machine quilting; fusing; polyester; photo transfer; thread; photo transferal
Accession number: EL2017.059
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And Still We Rise

1921: Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman becomes not only the first American of any race or gender to earn an international aviation license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, but also the first African American woman to earn an aviation pilot’s license.

Exhibitions

And Still We Rise
2017