Harriet Powers

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artist
gptkb:person
quilter
gptkbp:artworkLocation gptkb:Museum_of_Fine_Arts,_Boston
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Museum_of_American_History
gptkbp:birthDate 1837
gptkbp:birthPlace Clarke County, Georgia, United States
gptkbp:children nine
gptkbp:deathDate 1910
gptkbp:deathPlace Athens, Georgia, United States
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harriet Powers
gptkbp:influenced African-American quilting tradition
gptkbp:knownFor story quilts
gptkbp:legacy pioneer of narrative quilt art
gptkbp:movement folk
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork Bible Quilt
Pictorial Quilt
gptkbp:occupation quilter
gptkbp:officeLocation Athens, Georgia, United States
Clarke County, Georgia, United States
gptkbp:spouse Armstead Powers
gptkbp:subjectOf Harriet Powers: Bible Quilts and Other Pieces (book)
Harriet Powers: Portrait of a Black Quilter (article)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Smithsonian_American_Art_Museum_permanent_collection
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6