Quilt
Photo credit: © Drunell Levinson. All rights reserved.
Accession Number: C.2007.8.72
Dimensions: 6 ft X 3 ft X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 15.24 cm X 7.62 cm X 0.635 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 15.24 cm X 7.62 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
Tillamook County Quilters' Remembrance
Keywords
Artistic Response
Memorialization
New York City Fire Department (FDNY)
Rescue and Recovery
Tributes
Victims
Artistic Response
Memorialization
New York City Fire Department (FDNY)
Rescue and Recovery
Tributes
Victims
Description
Quilt titled Tillamook County Quilters' Remembrance created by Barbara Lauinger and Diane Colcord and made with fabric, batting, thread, and photo transfer. This quilt is patriotic in theme with primarily red, white, and blue fabric. The top appliquéd square has an American flag and lists the names of the first responder professions and groups involved in the Ground Zero recovery efforts. Next to the flag is "Mychal's Prayer." The surrounding squares have flags, stars, appliqués of firemen fighting fires, and a photo transfer of Father Mychal F. Judge. The flag at the bottom of the quilt commemorates the Pentagon.
Quilt titled Tillamook County Quilters' Remembrance created by Barbara Lauinger and Diane Colcord and made with fabric, batting, thread, and photo transfer. This quilt is patriotic in theme with primarily red, white, and blue fabric. The top appliquéd square has an American flag and lists the names of the first responder professions and groups involved in the Ground Zero recovery efforts. Next to the flag is "Mychal's Prayer." The surrounding squares have flags, stars, appliqués of firemen fighting fires, and a photo transfer of Father Mychal F. Judge. The flag at the bottom of the quilt commemorates the Pentagon.
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.
