Quilt
Photo credit: © Drunell Levinson. All rights reserved.
Accession Number: C.2007.8.36
Dimensions: 68 in X 34.75 in X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 172.72 cm X 88.265 cm X 0.635 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 172.72 cm X 88.265 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
Broken Hearted
Description
Quilt titled Broken Hearted created by Judy Covington and made with fabric, batting, thread, and buttons and beads. The quilt is a vivid blue fabric with a pattern resembling clouds. Small beads and buttons add a shimmering element.
Quilt titled Broken Hearted created by Judy Covington and made with fabric, batting, thread, and buttons and beads. The quilt is a vivid blue fabric with a pattern resembling clouds. Small beads and buttons add a shimmering element.
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.
