Blocks
1955
191.0 x 211.0 cm
Souls Grown Deep
aolar carson mosely (1912 – 1999)
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Souls Grown Deep (Atlanta, United States of America)
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Born in 1912, Aolar Carson Mosely was one of eight children in the Gee’s Bend family of Elizabeth Pettway Carson and Sim Carson. At a young age, she was taught to quilt by her mother. Unlike many of her neighbors, she used a machine that had been purchased by her father.
About this artwork
- Title: Blocks
- Artist: aolar carson mosely
- Year: 1955
- Original dimensions: 191.0 x 211.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Souls Grown Deep
- Color hue: Amber to Saffron
- Color intensity: Monochromatic