About This Artwork
Bedcover Entitled "Aunt Jemima"1940s
Pieced cotton and rayon, plain and twill weaves; some screen printed, roller printed, and block printed; backed with cotton, plain weave; cotton padding; quilted with cotton
204.8 x 188 cm (80 5/8 x 74 in.)
Inscription: REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
Gift of Shelly Zegart, 2001.457
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship," March 17–September 12, 2004
Publication History
Charlene Cerny and Suzanne Seriff, editors. Recycled and Re-Seen: Folk Art from the Global Scrap Heap (New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1996).