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Faith Ringgold made this story
quilt called The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles What are these people doing? |
Tell Me a Story in Quilts |
| Sometimes quilts are not just patterns of color and shape. Sometimes they tell a story just like a painting does. |
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Faith Ringgold made this story
quilt called The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles What are these people doing? |
To learn more about the painter Vincent Van Gogh:
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/misc/bio.htm
To learn more about the painter, quilter, and author Faith Ringgold:
http://www.artincontext.com/artist/ringgold/bio.htm
| During colonial days in America, people helped
each other build their houses, bring in their crops, log the forests, and quilt their bed
coverings. These "bees" were an opportunity for the settlers
to share the work and to get together for fun and entertainment. Selina and the Bear Paw Quilt, by Barbara Smucker Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt, by Lisa Campbell Ernst Before you read this book, how would you answer this question?: Is sewing "women's work?" After reading the story, is your answer the same? Sam Johnson and his friends were making a quilt to enter into the
contest at the county fair. |
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Another story quilt by Faith
Ringgold is Tar Beach. Notice the painted fabric, the written story, the patchwork pieces of cloth and the quilting. Before you read the book, tell the story in the quilt your way. Have you ever dreamed that you could fly? |
Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold
Cassie was born on the day the George Washington Bridge opened
in 1931. What river does the GW Bridge span?
What 2 states are on either end of the bridge? What is
Cassie' birth date?
http://www.panynj.gov/tbt/gwmain.HTM
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