Paying Homage: Celebrating the Diversity of Men in Quilts

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Paying Homage: Celebrating the Diversity of Men in Quilts
Paying Homage: Celebrating the Diversity of Men in Quilts
Susan Earle, curator
June 2, 2018–August 26, 2018
Gallery 404, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Paying Homage exhibited contemporary quilts by men that pay homage to ancestors or influential individuals, such as mothers, sisters, and grandmothers, as well as from the African American women quilters who pioneered modern story quilting as a way to link generations and to pass down histories. This exhibition built upon the research for the Museum’s 2017 exhibition Narratives of the Soul.

Exhibition images

Works of art

St. Francis of Adelaide, Kehinde Wiley (born 1977); Cerealart Projects LLC
Kehinde Wiley (born 1977); Cerealart Projects LLC
Flag Story Quilt, Marquetta Johnson (active late 1900s); Faith Ringgold (1930–2024)
Marquetta Johnson (active late 1900s); Faith Ringgold (1930–2024)
Bovid Mask with Burkina Faso Border #3, William Daniels (born 1975)
William Daniels (born 1975)
Bovid Mask with Burkina Faso Border #2, William Daniels (born 1975)
William Daniels (born 1975)
Self-portrait/on my bed #3, Luke Haynes (born 1982)
Luke Haynes (born 1982)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Marla A. Jackson (born 1952); Miles Beaty (born 2007)
Marla A. Jackson (born 1952); Miles Beaty (born 2007)
A Tear for America, Julius J. Bremer (born 1955)
Julius J. Bremer (born 1955)
Parrot, Montika Allen-Atkinson; Marvin Crum (born 1951)
Montika Allen-Atkinson; Marvin Crum (born 1951)
Parrot, 2018
The Proposal, Sandra Morgan Cockrum; Marvin Crum (born 1951)
Sandra Morgan Cockrum; Marvin Crum (born 1951)
The Proposal, 2017
I'm Fed Up, Montika Allen-Atkinson; Marvin Crum (born 1951)
Montika Allen-Atkinson; Marvin Crum (born 1951)
I'm Fed Up, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr., John Wilson (1922–2015); Center Street Studio (founded 1984)
John Wilson (1922–2015); Center Street Studio (founded 1984)
Frederick Douglass, Charles White (1918–1979)
Charles White (1918–1979)

Events

June 23, 2018
Activity
Fiber Family Portraits
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404
July 11, 2018
Talk
An Evening with Artist Faith Ringgold
5:30–7:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Auditorium, 309
July 13, 2018
Talk
Paying Homage: William Daniels and Luke Haynes
3:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404
July 18, 2018
Talk
Paying Homage: Celebrating the Diversity of Men in Quilts
5:30–6:30PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Larry and Barbara Marshall Family Balcony, 404
August 22, 2018
Activity
Tell Your Tale: Art Journals and Story Quilts
1:00–4:00PM
Spencer Museum of Art, Sam and Connie Perkins Central Court, 317

Resources

Documents

Exhibition Labels (Formatted)
Media Release