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"Figures" Quilt

c. 1979-1983
Sarah Mary Taylor (American, 1916–2000)
The artist's ironic sense of humor comes across in this quilt with its dancing figures wearing polyester disco jumpsuits and Afro-like hairstyles from the 1970s. As with all her appliqués she leaves the edges raw.

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