The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) announced the upcoming exhibition Of Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South on view from November 16, 2024 through April 13, 2025.
The exhibition will showcase over 50 handmade and machine–stitched quilts from the Museum’s permanent collection, spanning the 1960s to 2010, highlighting the rich and diverse heritage of Black quilters in the American South, including the Carolinas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Featured artists include Annie Dennis, Gwendolyn Magee, Annie Mae Morgan, Geraldine Nash, Hystercine Rankin, Emma Russell, Elizabeth T. Scott, Joyce J. Scott, and Mabel Williams. After its MMA presentation, the exhibition will travel nationally.
For more information, visit msmuseumart.org
