Blocks — Aolar Carson Mosely

Blocks


Aolar Carson Mosely (1912 - 1999)

¡Descubre las colchas únicas de Aolar Carson Mosely y la herencia de Gee's Bend! Explora su resiliencia, el arte comunitario y su legado en la historia del acolchado estadounidense.

Souls Grown Deep (Atlanta, Estados Unidos de América)

Descubre Souls Grown Deep: Museo dedicado al arte negro del Sur EEUU. Admira impresionantes colecciones de quilts Gee's Bend y esculturas de artistas como Thornton Dial. Historia y cultura afroamericana.

Born in 1912, Aolar Carson Mosely was one of eight children in the Gee’s Bend family of Elizabeth Pettway Carson and Sim Carson. At a young age, she was taught to quilt by her mother. Unlike many of her neighbors, she used a machine that had been purchased by her father.