QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-6743

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:

15.0114

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

2014:55.82

Essay:

This portrait quilt primarily highlight Obama as a savior. In the background is portraits of other leaders of social change like Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, and Abraham Lincoln.

Quilt's title:

Obamessiah

Subject of the quilt:

Obama, Obama as black savior

Who helped you fill out the form?

Aleia Brown

When was the form filled out?

3/24/2015

Quilt top made by:

Sisto, Penny

Quilted by:

Sisto, Penny

Where the quilt was made, city:

Floyd Knobs

Where the quilt was made, state:

Indiana (IN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2008

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

How wide is the quilt?

34 1/3"

How long is the quilt?

49 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Rounded

What color is the quilt?

Black; Blue; Brown; Orange; Purple; Red; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Single Inscription

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Penny Sisto

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2008

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

Handwritten with acrylic paint

Describe where the inscription was found:

Front bottom right

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing; Painting; Photography/photo transfer

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Journey of Hope

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)

How was this quilt acquired?

Received as a gift

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