Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist
ISBN-13:
9780385754620
ISBN-10:
0385754620
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Barbara Herkert
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format:
Hardcover
40 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9780385754620
ISBN-10:
0385754620
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Barbara Herkert
Publication date:
2015
Publisher:
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format:
Hardcover
40 pages
Summary
Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist (ISBN-13: 9780385754620 and ISBN-10: 0385754620), written by authors
Barbara Herkert, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2015.
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Description
An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life.
Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children.
Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art.
Barbara Herkert’s lyrical narrative and Vanessa Newton’s patchwork illustrations bring this important artist to life in a moving picture-book biography.
Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children.
Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art.
Barbara Herkert’s lyrical narrative and Vanessa Newton’s patchwork illustrations bring this important artist to life in a moving picture-book biography.
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