Quilt
Photo credit: © Drunell Levinson. All rights reserved.
Accession Number: C.2007.8.8
Dimensions: 37 in X 73.5 in X 0.5 in
Dimensions (Metric): 93.98 cm X 186.69 cm X 1.27 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 93.98 cm X 186.69 cm X 1.27 cm
Source: Drunell Levinson
Credit Line: Gift of Drunell Levinson and of the contributors to the September 11 Quilts Memorial Exhibition
The Stations of September 11
Description
Quilt titled The Stations of September 11 created by Kathleen Field and made with upholstery fabric, velvet, batting, and thread. The quilt is made of six identical rectangular patches with an image transfer on fabric of Jesus Christ carrying the cross by an anonymous 17th-century artist. Roman numerals in sequence forms I to VI (1-6) are at the bottom of each patch.
Quilt titled The Stations of September 11 created by Kathleen Field and made with upholstery fabric, velvet, batting, and thread. The quilt is made of six identical rectangular patches with an image transfer on fabric of Jesus Christ carrying the cross by an anonymous 17th-century artist. Roman numerals in sequence forms I to VI (1-6) are at the bottom of each patch.
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.
