pattern of radiating L shapes, squares, and rectangles; cotton and corduroy; solid white and blue and patterns with small flowers and dots and gingham; heading sleeve at top on back

%C2%A9 Addie Pearl Nicholson %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York

"Housetop" quilt--nine-block "Half-Log Cabin" variation, 1974

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The “Housetop” pattern of concentric rectangles framing a square was uncommon

outside of Gee’s Bend, a rural part of Alabama now well known for its unconventional quilts. Addie Pearl Nicholson made her quilt with nine blocks, but disrupted the pattern by rotating each block in different directions. Nicholson started piecing quilts when she was sixteen. Sometimes, her husband, Daniel, would help her with the piecing and sewing. Together, they would have ten children. While the parents worked in the field, the young children would lay on quilts under the shade of a tree, guarded by their dog.

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Title
"Housetop" quilt--nine-block "Half-Log Cabin" variation
Artist Life
born 1931
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2019.16.14
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pattern of radiating L shapes, squares, and rectangles; cotton and corduroy; solid white and blue and patterns with small flowers and dots and gingham; heading sleeve at top on back

© Addie Pearl Nicholson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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