Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2007.8.2
Dimensions: 3 ft X 6 ft
Dimensions (Metric): 7.62 cm X 15.24 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 7.62 cm X 15.24 cm
Source: Drunell Levinson
Credit Line: Gift of Drunell Levinson and of the contributors to the September 11 Quilts Memorial Exhibition
41 Birds
Description
Quilt titled 41 Birds created by Elia Alba and made with fabric, netting, photo transfers, glue, and batting. The pattern resembles the Dominican Republic flag with multiple appliquéd birds.
Quilt titled 41 Birds created by Elia Alba and made with fabric, netting, photo transfers, glue, and batting. The pattern resembles the Dominican Republic flag with multiple appliquéd birds.
Historical Notes
Inspired by the AIDS Memorial Quilt, New York City–based arts educator Drunell Levinson conceived a September 11 Quilts Memorial that would bring together the work of artists from around the world. Drawing upon her academic research into mourning customs and her expertise as a quilter and fabric artist, Levinson issued a call for quilts on a website she created for the project. She offered thematic guidelines and requested a uniform size but left the choice of material, style, and subject to each quilter. Within the first year after 9/11, she had received 94 quilts. Over the next two years, the quilts—many using the Twin Towers as a focal point—were displayed throughout the United States and in Japan.
Inspired by the AIDS Memorial Quilt, New York City–based arts educator Drunell Levinson conceived a September 11 Quilts Memorial that would bring together the work of artists from around the world. Drawing upon her academic research into mourning customs and her expertise as a quilter and fabric artist, Levinson issued a call for quilts on a website she created for the project. She offered thematic guidelines and requested a uniform size but left the choice of material, style, and subject to each quilter. Within the first year after 9/11, she had received 94 quilts. Over the next two years, the quilts—many using the Twin Towers as a focal point—were displayed throughout the United States and in Japan.
Curator's Comment
The 41 birds represented on Elia Alba’s quilt reflect the earliest unofficial counts of 41 Dominican nationals being among those killed on September 11, 2001. This number would later be officially revised to list 47 citizens of the Dominican Republic as 9/11 victims.
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The 41 birds represented on Elia Alba’s quilt reflect the earliest unofficial counts of 41 Dominican nationals being among those killed on September 11, 2001. This number would later be officially revised to list 47 citizens of the Dominican Republic as 9/11 victims.
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