Overview
For centuries, women have been making quilts.
For the most part, these quilts were not created with a vision of being hung in a museum. Despite their beautifully intricate patterns and colors, these pieces were meant to be used for a person’s lifetime and, more than likely, passed onto the next generation to enjoy and use. No matter what purpose a quilt might serve, one thing remains the same: a quilt is meant to bring people together. Mary Maxtion (1924-2015), Roberta Jemison (1928-2021), and Lureca Outland (1904-2008) know this to be true. Whether they were quilting with or for each other, these women built a quilting community and shared the fruits of their labor with the people around them.
Above: Lureca Outland (American, 1904–2008), Strip Quilt, about 1993, cotton, cotton/polyester blend, polyester, and wool, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase, 2004.21.16; Mary Maxtion (American, 1924–2015), Everybody Quilt, about 1991, cotton, cotton/polyester blend, polyester, wool, and rayon, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase, 2004.21
No matter what purpose a quilt might serve, one thing remains the same: a quilt is meant to bring people together.
Gallery
Organizer
Organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama.
Exhibition Sponsors
Annual support for exhibitions is made possible by the following sponsors and grantors:
Lead Sponsors and Grantors: Alabama State Council on the Arts, Art Bridges Foundation, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Mr. and Mrs. Barrie H. Harmon, Ill, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, LLC, Lamar Advertising of Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Lowder, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and Mrs. Helen Till
Sponsors: Mr. Owen Aronov, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Runkle, Sabel Steel, The S. Adam Schloss Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Weil, III, Laurie J. Weil, D.V.M. and Dr. Tommy Wool, and Ms. Helen Crump Wells
Co-sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Adams, Alabama Trucking Association, AmeriFirst Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin H. Campbell II, CAPTRUST, Dr. Robert Combs, Crum Family Charitable Foundation, Mrs. Camille Elebash-Hill, Harmon Dennis Bradshaw, Inc., Mrs. Ann Hubbert, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Ives, Mr. and Mrs. L. Daniel Morris, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Mussafer, Dr. Alfred J. Newman, Jr., River Bank & Trust, Russell Construction of Alabama, Inc., Ms. Micki Beth Stiller, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Taylor, and Warren Averett, LLC.
Special thanks to the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
