Minnie Sue Coleman
Minnie Sue Coleman (October 11, 1926 – January 3, 2012)[1] was an American artist. She was one of the Gee's Bend quilt-makers, along with her mother, Minder Coleman.[2][3][4][5] In 2006 her quilt "Pig in a Pen" medallion appeared on a US Postal service stamp as part of a series commemorating Gee's bend quilters.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Minnie Sue Coleman - The Greenville Advocate". The Greenville Advocate. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ "Minnie Sue Coleman | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 358. ISBN 9780971910409.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Jaimeo Brown Trio at the 2013 London Jazz Festival, The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama - Minnie Sue Coleman – "Pig In A Pen" Medallion, c.1970". BBC. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
- ^ Lauria, Jo; Fenton, Steve (2007). Craft in America: Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists and Objects. Clarkson Potter. p. 25. ISBN 9780307346476.
- ^ "Gees Bend Quilters to be Honored with Stamp". www.wsfa.com.
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- 1926 births
- 2012 deaths
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- Artists from Alabama
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- 20th-century African-American women
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