Photo credit: © Drunell Levinson. All rights reserved.
Accession Number: C.2007.8.78
Dimensions: 34.375 in X 34.75 in X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 87.3125 cm X 88.265 cm X 0.635 cm
Credit Line: Gift of Drunell Levinson and of the contributors to the September 11 Quilts Memorial Exhibition
World of Victims
Description
Quilt titled World of Victims created by Carol Bormann and made with fabric, batting, and thread. There are 23 squares each depicting a different country's flag; two of the squares include four flags in each square. The fabric for the flags is black, white, and gray with red borders. The only other color on the quilt is the square on the middle right, which depicts the New York City skyline with the Twin Towers wrapped in the American flag and flags of other nations.
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.