The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive houses one of the world's largest collections of African American quilts. BAMPFA has 3,000 of them, and as NPR's Chloe Veltman reports, the long-term ...

NEW YORK — Faith Ringgold, an award-winning author and artist who broke down barriers for Black female artists and became famous for her richly colored and detailed quilts combining painting, textiles ...

In 2023, the Smithsonian American Art Museum acquired thirty-five quilts from the collection of Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi. Mazloomi, who holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering, is a prolific artist, ...

Quilting may seem like an American pastime for some, but to others — it's storytelling. That is especially seen throughout Black history, during which the art of quilting has been, and continues to be ...

Thirty-one quilts hang like tapestries at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, weaving history with art. Each shows a Black jockey wearing the silks they had in life. It's called ...

The federal government revoked $460,000 in federal funding to a Berkeley, Calif., museum housing historic African-American quilts. The funds were to be used to conserve the quilts. The Berkeley Art ...