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Early 20th Century African American Southern Hand Stitched Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
African American Southern hand stitched quilt from the early 1900s. It is astonishingly similar to
Category
Early 20th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
An American Civil War Era African American Southern Quilt From the Deep South
Located in Barrington, IL
An American Civil War era African American Southern quilt circa the 1860-1870s from Alabama or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 0.5 in W 73 in D 63 in
19th Century American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern from Pennsylvania
Located in Barrington, IL
American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African
Category
Antique 19th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
19th Century Hand Stitched American Amish Crib Quilt in Pink, Ivory, Navy Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Vintage Handwoven Tapestries, Handwoven
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Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
H 32 in W 32 in D 0.25 in
20th Century American Amish Bars Crib Quilt in Purple, Blue, Green. Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts
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Mid-20th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
19th Century American Applique Quilt in Hearts and Tulips Pattern in Ivory, Pink
Located in Barrington, IL
Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American
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Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
H 0.25 in W 79 in D 75 in
Hand Stitched American Silk Quilt in “Raising Barn” Pattern Circa the Late 1800s
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Vintage Handwoven Tapestries, French
Category
Early 20th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton, Silk
H 64 in W 54 in D 0.25 in
19th Century Lancaster County Amish Quilt in Forest Green, Burgundy, Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African
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Antique Late 19th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Uzbek Hand Stitched Silk Quilt in Red, Turquoise, Ivory, Black, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Vintage Handwoven Tapestries, French
Category
Mid-20th Century Uzbek Quilts
Materials
Cotton, Silk
H 73 in W 39 in D 0.25 in
African American Pine Burr Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional African American pine burr quilt. All hand quilted and pieced. Found in Selma, Alabama
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Quilts
Materials
Textile
Vintage Hand Stitched Applique Quilt in Basket Pattern in Ivory, Brown, Yellow
Located in Barrington, IL
American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African
Category
Early 20th Century American Quilts
Materials
Cotton
H 0.25 in W 87 in D 74 in
Untitled Quilt.D #10
Located in Detroit, MI
language of African American quilting by implementing abstract forms and vibrant colors in his works to
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Cotton, Textile
Untitled Quilt.D #8
Located in Detroit, MI
inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Textile, Digital, Cotton
Untitled Quilt.D #9
Located in Detroit, MI
inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Cotton, Textile, Digital
Untitled Quilt.D #2
Located in Detroit, MI
by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones’ works
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Digital, Cotton, Textile
Untitled Quilt.D #1
Located in Detroit, MI
) inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton
Untitled Quilt.D #3
Located in Detroit, MI
inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Textile, Digital, Cotton
Untitled Quilt.D #4
Located in Detroit, MI
inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Textile, Digital, Cotton
Untitled Quilt.D #7
Located in Detroit, MI
inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom textiles with solid fabrics, Jones
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Cotton, Textile, Digital
Untitled Quilt.D #5
Located in Detroit, MI
gestural, abstract drawings are inspired by traditional African American quilting. Combining custom
Category
2010s Abstract More Art
Materials
Textile, Digital, Cotton
19th Century American Hand Woven Four Color Coverlet in Red, Navy, Green, Straw
Located in Barrington, IL
, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Vintage
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 0.2 in W 86 in D 81 in
19th Century American Hand-Woven Four Color Coverlet in Red, Navy, Green, Ivory
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 0.1 in W 80 in D 74 in
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. QUILTING TIME by the African American
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
BRLN 27
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
BRLN 26
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
BRLN 25
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
BRLN 17
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
BRLN 24
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
BRLN 9
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
BRLN 8
Located in Saint Louis, MO
nineteenth century to the present, while consciously coupling African American quilting with the history of
Category
2010s Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Antique American Hooked Rug with All-Over Circles & Floral Quilt Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique American Hooked rug with floral design and circles, rug N15-0304, country of origin / type
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Moroccan and North Africa...
Materials
Cotton
America's Daughter
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Grandmothers and a celebration of the African American quilting tradition. He used the actual quilts sewn by
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
America's Son
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultural roles and the heritage of the African American family. His work has evolved from portraiture to
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
America's Son II (Sonny)
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
tribute to both of his Grandmothers and a celebration of the African American quilting tradition. He used
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Vintage American Rag Runner in Stripe Pattern in Pink, Cream, Blue, Green, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
England region of the United State or African Americans in the Southern part of the Us in their quilts
Category
Early 20th Century American North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Jazmen
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultural roles and the heritage of the African American family. His work has evolved from portraiture to
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2010s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot' - quilt - Negro Spirituals - figurative textile
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirituals. After finding a hymnal book that belonged
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2010s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Fabric
'Bound for the Promised Land' - quilt - Negro Spiritual - figurative textile
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirituals. After finding a hymnal book that belonged
Category
2010s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
'The Joyous Farewell into the Future' - quilt - Negro Spirituals - figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirituals. After finding a hymnal book that belonged
Category
2010s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Demark
Located in Union City, NJ
one of Denmark's colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a soulful Southern
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultural roles and the heritage of the African American family. His work has evolved from portraiture to
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Sammy Lee Sleeping II
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
cultural roles and the heritage of the African American family. His work has evolved from portraiture to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Graphite
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
forward between a row of brightly colored quilts hung on clotheline blowing in the breeze. FARM WOMAN
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
New Contemporary Berber Moroccan Kilim Rug, Modern Cabin Style Flat-Weave Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
alternating triangles filled with symbolic motifs. Displaying a charming and almost quilt-like appearance
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Kilim Moroccan and North African ...
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Berber Moroccan Kilim Rug, Modern Cabin Style Flat-Weave Rug
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
almost quilt-like appearance, this flat-weave Kilim rug showcases these traditions with a dazzling array
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Kilim Moroccan and North African ...
Materials
Wool
America's Mom
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
and a celebration of the African American quilting tradition. Inspired by John Coltrane’s A Love
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
America's Mom II (Small Leticia)
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
African American quilting tradition. Inspired by John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme, Sedrick used actual
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Almost fluorescent yellow orange sets the background for
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
work incorporating the homely quilt - the powerful symbol of the African American road to safety from
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Mother's First Cousin Returning Home to Georgia After Visiting Us for a Week
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirituals. After finding a hymnal book that belonged
Category
2010s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Untitled (Man at Desk)
By Sedrick Huckaby
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Grandmothers and a celebration of the African American quilting tradition. He used the actual quilts sewn by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...
Materials
Ballpoint Pen
Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage.
She is a multimedia
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956),
"By Ones By Twos"
Acrylic mixed media on panel, 1999,
Hand
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
mixed media work often references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
often references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage.
She is a
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage.
She is a multimedia
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Woodcut
'Early American Pop' signed giclée print on watercolor after 1966 original
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist in the lower right. Reminiscent of patterns from stamp art and quilt art, ‘Early American Pop
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Giclée
Vintage Hand Woven Folkloric Tapestry in Crimson, Yellow, Lavender, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
Aubusson Tapestry, Aubusson European Embroidery, Persian Kerman Suzani, Antique American Quilt, Antique
Category
Mid-20th Century Baltic Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Hand Woven Folkloric Horse Tapestry in Yellow, Lavender, Red, Orange
Located in Barrington, IL
Embroidery, Persian Kerman Suzani, Antique American Quilt, Antique American Coverlet, Antique Pennsylvania
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Tapestries
Materials
Wool
H 38 in W 68 in D 0.5 in
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African American Quilters For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of african american quilters available for sale. Finding the ideal contemporary, abstract or modern examples of these works for your living room, whether you’re looking for small- or large-size pieces, is no easy task — start by shopping our selection today. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add african american quilters that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, beige, black, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Sedrick Huckaby, James Demark, James Denmark, Romare Bearden and Viola Burley Leak are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in lithograph, paint and oil paint.
How Much are African American Quilters?
The average selling price for african american quilters we offer is $3,650, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $55,000 for the highest priced.
Questions About African American Quilters
- What is African American quilting?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African American quilting has roots in history during slavery and was a way for African American women to bond. The quilts themselves tell stories of history, teach lessons and are beacons of hope. Shop a collection of African American quilts from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The history of African-American quilting stretches back almost as far as the beginning of the United States itself. The craft began with slave women quilting on plantations and after emancipation, the tradition of quilting continued. Today, there are many African American quilters who are inspired by a number of different quilting traditions. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of African-American quilts from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Some famous African-American artists include Horace Pippin, Augusta Savage, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kerry James Marshall, Theaster Gates, Sam Gillam, Kara Walker and Kehinde Wiley. Shop a variety of African-American art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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