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(1916–2000; MS) Primarily known as a quilter, Sarah Mary Taylor was born in Mississippi and worked as a farm laborer, …
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(1916–2000; MS) Primarily known as a quilter, Sarah Mary Taylor was born in Mississippi and worked as a farm laborer, cook, and housekeeper. Like many Southern folk artists, Taylor began her artistic career only after poor health prevented her from continuing other work. She started quilting as a source of income in 1979, having learned the craft from her family. Her mother was also a skilled artist, and her aunt, Pecolia Warner, had quilts exhibited in a 1977 Smithsonian traveling exhibition on Southern folk arts.
Sarah Mary Taylor’s work is preserved in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. She was also commissioned to create a quilt for the film The Color Purple.
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- Dimensions
- 14.25ʺW × 0.2ʺD × 17ʺH
- Styles
- Folk Art
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Period
- Mid 20th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Pen and Ink
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Purple
- Condition Notes
- Original condition Original condition less
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