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Artist Bisa Butler (American, born 1973)
Date2019
MediumCotton, wool, silk, velvet and polyester; quilted and appliquéd
DimensionsOverall: 86 7/8 × 66 5/8 inches (220.66 × 169.23 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2019.45
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionMulti-colored, vertically oriented quilt. Portrait of an African American family sitting. There are two adults and two female children.Provenance

With Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY, 2019;

Purchased from Claire Oliver Gallery by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019

Copyright© Bisa Butler
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