QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6710

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

15.0102

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2014:55.84

Essay:

Artist statement about work:
Every antique shop that I visit becomes a nostalgic search for Black Americana art collectibles. When I thumbed through an old music album bin, I discovered the striking pose of an expressive "sistergirl" printed on sheet music labeled "Underneath the Harlem Moon" (words by Mack Gordon, Music by Harry Revel, Published by De Sylva Brown and Henderson Inc in 1932). The beauty of a flower, a sunset, a mosaic print... They all become an imprint of a quilted work of art in my mind's eye. So it was with this old sheet music! My work expresses the rhythm of our feet and in our lips and in our eyes!

Quilt's title:

Dancin' Beneath the Harlem Moon

Subject of the quilt:

Music, Dance, Black Americana

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

4/2/2015

Quilt top made by:

Kirk, Beverly

Quilted by:

Kirk, Beverly

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oklahoma City

Where the quilt was made, state:

Oklahoma (OK)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2010

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Women of Color Quilters Network

This is a:

Finished quilt

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Green; Orange; Purple; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Place

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Beverly Kirk [Address] Oklahoma City Ok [Zip]

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe where the inscription was found:

Bottom left

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?

3/8"

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt collector

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

From the Collection of Carolyn Mazloomi

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum, all rights reserved