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Harriet Powers

Harriet Powers (October 29, 1837 – January 1, 1910) was an American folk artist and quilter born into slavery in rural northeast Georgia. Powers used traditional appliqué techniques to make quilts that expressed local legends, Bible stories, and astronomical events. Powers married young and had a large family. After the American Civil War and…

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Known for
Quilting
Notable work
Bible Quilt 1886 Pictorial Quilt 1898
Born
Harriet Powers (1837-10-29)October 29, 1837 Clarke County, Georgia
Died
January 1, 1910(1910-01-01) (aged 72) Clarke County, Georgia

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related to Further reading · 72
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related to Children's literature · 24
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related to Quilt patterns · 23
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related to Style · 20
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related to Career · 15
Harriet Powers → African Americans, Athens Cotton Fair, Christian, Clarke County, During, Enslavers, Four, Georgia, Given, It, Jennie Smith, Lucy Cobb Institute, Powers, Smith, The Bible Quilt
related to Posthumous honors · 13
Harriet Powers → Achievement Hall, Athens, Centennial Celebration, Fame, Georgia, Georgia Women, Hands That Can Do, In, In October, New Grove Baptist Church, Powers, The, Winterville
related to External links · 9
Harriet Powers → African-American Folk Artist Harriet, Archived February, Archived June, Freed Slave Tells Stories, Harriet Powers Film Project, Powers, Through Quilting, Wayback MachineBible Quilt, Wayback MachineSouthern American
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Harriet Powers → Harriet Powers (1837-10-29)October 29, 1837 Clarke County, Georgia
Died · 1
Harriet Powers → January 1, 1910(1910-01-01) (aged 72) Clarke County, Georgia
Known for · 1
Harriet Powers → Quilting

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Harriet PowersBornHarriet Powers (1837-10-29)October 29, 1837 Clarke County, Georgia1.00infobox
Harriet PowersDiedJanuary 1, 1910(1910-01-01) (aged 72) Clarke County, Georgia1.00infobox
Harriet PowersKnown forQuilting1.00infobox
Harriet PowersNotable workBible Quilt 1886 Pictorial Quilt 18981.00infobox
Matthew 1instance ofmentioned in passages0.80text
Harriet Powersrelated to CareerClarke County0.60section
Harriet Powersrelated to CareerGeorgia0.60section
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Harriet Powersrelated to CareerEnslavers0.60section
Harriet Powersrelated to CareerGiven0.60section
Harriet Powersrelated to CareerPowers0.60section
Harriet Powersrelated to CareerThe Bible Quilt0.60section

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