Quilt
Photo credit: © Drunell Levinson. All rights reserved.
Accession Number: C.2007.8.21
Dimensions: 3 ft X 6 ft X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 7.62 cm X 15.24 cm X 0.635 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 7.62 cm X 15.24 cm X 0.635 cm
Source: Drunell Levinson
Credit Line: Gift of Drunell Levinson and of the contributors to the September 11 Quilts Memorial Exhibition
My Shattered Mother
Description
Quilt titled My Shattered Mother created by Debra A. Steup and made with fabric, batting, and thread. This quilt is primarily dark blue and black. In the center is a lighter colored fabric depicting a heart breaking apart, with the figure of the Virgin Mary hovering above fabric representing the Twin Towers.
Quilt titled My Shattered Mother created by Debra A. Steup and made with fabric, batting, and thread. This quilt is primarily dark blue and black. In the center is a lighter colored fabric depicting a heart breaking apart, with the figure of the Virgin Mary hovering above fabric representing the Twin Towers.
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.
