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c. 1979-1983

"Figures" Quilt

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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Sarah Mary Taylor, "Figures" Quilt, c. 1979-1983 | Philadelphia Museum of Art