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Marion Coleman Story Quilts
- 2. Memory, family stories, cultural history, and a world filled with color are the inspiration for Marion Coleman’s quilts. Below is a story quilt about her visits to her great grandparents’ home in Texas.
- 3. Marion learned to sew from her grandmother. Her journey as an art quilter began ten years ago when she entered a quilting contest. She has won numerous awards and art residencies. Her quilts have been featured in several publications including O, Oprah Magazine.
- 4. Marion Coleman lived with her grandmother most of her childhood. She feels lucky to have stayed there; her grandmother taught her to quilt. Her teachers encouraged her to go to college. She was the first in her family to graduate from a university. Here is a quilt of Pearl, her stepmother.
- 5. Her quilts are amazing. At first glance, they appear to be paintings. Here is Faith Ringgold, famous artist and author of Tar Beach and other children’s picture books.
- 6. Notice the texture in the background on this quilt of DeeDee Bridgewater, actress and jazz singer.
- 7. It is hard to believe this is a quilt. It depicts Shelagh, a long time friend. Can you see all the stitched lines and pieces of fabric?
- 8. Marion Coleman’s grandmother and aunt.
- 9. Quilt of a boy with a skateboard.
- 10. Marion Coleman often uses historical/cultural themes in her quilts. Here is a quilt honoring Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend an all white elementary school in the south.
- 11. This quilt, Her Heart was in the Clouds, features Bessie Coleman, first Black female to get her pilot’s license.
- 12. This quilt is titled Waiting for the Freedom Train. Can you see the eyes in the background? What could those mean?
- 13. Buffalo Soldier depicts a member of the first peacetime all black regiment in the US army.
- 14. Mr. Felix Lindsey, a Buffalo Soldier
Notas do Editor
- This presentation is in conjunction with the exhibit, Quilting Wichita Falls Together, at the Wichita Falls Museum of Art
- Memory, family stories, cultural history, and a world filled with color are the inspiration for Marion Coleman’s quilts.Below is a story quilt about her visits to her great grandparents’ home in Texas.
- Marion learned to sew from her grandmother. Her journey as an art quilter began ten years ago when she entered a quilting contest. She has won numerous awards and art residencies. Her quilts have been featured in several publications including O, Oprah Magazine.
- Marion Coleman lived with her grandmother most of her childhood. She feels lucky to have stayed there; her grandmother taught her to quilt. Her teachers encouraged her to go to college. She was the first in her family to graduate from a university. Here is a quilt of Pearl, her stepmother.
- Her quilts are amazing. At first glance, they appear to be paintings. Here is Faith Ringgold, famous artist and author of Tar Beach and other children’s picture books.
- Notice the texture in the background on this quilt of DeeDee Bridgewater, actress and jazz singer.
- It is hard to believe this is a quilt. It depicts Shelagh, a long time friend. Can you see all the stitched lines and pieces of fabric?
- Marion Coleman’s grandmother and aunt.
- Quilt of a boy with a skateboard.
- Marion Coleman loves to use cultural themes in her quilts. Here is a quilt honoring Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all white elementary school in the south.
- This quilt, Her Heart was in the Clouds, features Bessie Coleman, first Black female to get her pilot’s license. Math concepts of measurement, geometry, scale, and proportion all play a part in the success of this quilt.
- This quilt is titled Waiting for the Freedom Train. Can you see the eyes in the background? What could those mean?
- Buffalo Soldier depicts a member of the first peacetime all black regiment in the US army.
- Mr. Felix Lindsey, a Buffalo Soldier
- Marion Coleman at an exhibition based on her Ruby Bridges quilt.
- An article about Marion Coleman was published in Oprah Magazine.
- Marion Coleman in her studio.
- Click on these links for videos about or by Marion Coleman.