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American Folk Art Museum Launches Nationwide Exhibition Tour

Freedom Quilt. Jessie B. Telfair

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As part of its 60th anniversary activities, and in partnership with over a dozen cultural organizations across the United States, the American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) has launched a traveling tour of four self-originated exhibitions—all of which are drawn from the Museum’s collection.

One of the exhibitions, American Perspectives: Stories from the American Folk Art Collection, is sponsored by Art Bridges.

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Published June 20, 2021

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Freedom Quilt. Jessie B. Telfair (1913–1986). Parrott, Georgia. 1983. Cotton, with pencil. 74 x 68" Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York. Gift of Judith Alexander in loving memory of her sister, Rebecca Alexander, 2004.9.1 Photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York