Today on The Writer's Almanac, Garrison Keillor compared this 1888 folk-art Bible story quilt by Harriet Powers to a graphic novel. She was born a slave in Athens, Georgia on this date in 1837. From Keillor's broadcast today: "This teaching style of quilting has its roots in West African coastal communities, and her uneven edging of panels mirrored the complex rhythms of African-American folk music. Through her quilts, she recorded legends and biblical tales of patience and divine justice. Only two pieces of her work have survived: Her Bible quilt of 1886, which she sold for $5 in the aftermath of the war, now hangs in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Her Pictorial quilt of 1888 is displayed in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston."
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That's really cool