Quilt
Photo credit: © Drunell Levinson. All rights reserved.
Accession Number: C.2007.8.61
Dimensions: 70 in X 36.5 in X 0.375 in
Dimensions (Metric): 177.8 cm X 92.71 cm X 0.9525 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 177.8 cm X 92.71 cm X 0.9525 cm
Source: Drunell Levinson
Credit Line: Gift of Drunell Levinson and of the contributors to the September 11 Quilts Memorial Exhibition
Witnesses
Description
Quilt titled Witnesses created by Lisa Purdon and made with fabric, batting, thread, and photo transfers. This quilt is primarily composed of appliquéd patches of photo transfers taken from news coverage from September 11, 2001. These patches create the Twin Towers, in the center surrounded by blue fabric. The border is also made of photo transfers.
Quilt titled Witnesses created by Lisa Purdon and made with fabric, batting, thread, and photo transfers. This quilt is primarily composed of appliquéd patches of photo transfers taken from news coverage from September 11, 2001. These patches create the Twin Towers, in the center surrounded by blue fabric. The border is also made of photo transfers.
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.
