{"id":27259,"date":"2019-11-12T14:58:53","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T19:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/?p=27259"},"modified":"2019-11-12T15:56:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T20:56:02","slug":"artist-celebrates-civil-rights-movement-with-quilted-coats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/artist-celebrates-civil-rights-movement-with-quilted-coats\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist stitches civil rights history into quilts and coats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px|0px|8px|0px&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Featured Image caption&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;0.0.0.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Patricia A. Montgomery&#8217;s unique style of decorative stitching is inspired by doodling, &#8220;I could make doodling any kind of shape, size, color, anything it wanted to be.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;2px|0px|37.9062px|0px&#8221; bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;10px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|18.9531px|0px&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;1.0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;1.0.0&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;News Story&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;1.0.0.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Ashley Dale Henslee and Logan Cherry<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Artist Patricia A. Montgomery said she was inspired by the quilting traditions of colonial African-Americans to tell stories of the black experience, stitching elaborate, textured pieces that feature memories of the past.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Montgomery is at the University of South Carolina this week as the <span class=\"s1\">second speaker in the three-part \u201cWomen in the Civil Rights Movement\u201d series.\u00a0<\/span>Montgomery\u2019s work compliments the McKissick Museum\u2019s new \u201cPiece by Piece\u201d exhibit illustrating the evolution of the quilting tradition over the past 150 years.<\/p>\n<p>The textile and installation artist will display <span class=\"s1\">her portfolio of quilted swing coats that celebrate and document African-American women who shaped civil rights struggles in the nation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> For her first quilt, Montgomery used authentic African fabrics and stitchwork to pay homage to the quilts used by her ancestors on the Underground Railroad. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Using her sewing machine, she stitched historical photos of African-Americans into the fabric, remembering the needle and thread tradition and those who carried it for over a century and a half, across generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe ghostlike images honored my ancestors,\u201d Montgomery said Monday in the first of two lectures. \u201cThe quilts and fabrics of Africa and batiks honored where we came from. The stitch throughout represented the journey we continue.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Montgomery said she is also inspired by key moments in early 20th century African-American history and how it relates to the African-American experience today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Her quilt honoring the Scottsboro Boys, a group of nine African-American teenagers that were falsely accused of assault in 1931, prompted a shift in her art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The quilt was displayed in an installation painted to look like a jail along with the names of young African-Americans that have been unjustly arrested or shot and killed by police officers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The main focal point of the quilt is nine sets of multicolored overalls, each representing one of the young men falsely accused. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis is the birth of me going into using more garments,\u201d said Montgomery. \u201cThe birth before the step that takes me to the coats.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Montgomery said she designed a series of quilted swing coats to artistically commemorate the civil rights movement and female leaders including Dorothy Height, Diane Nash, Claudette Colvin and Septima P. Clark. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The multicolored coats are characterized by Montgomery\u2019s signature stitching and textures, as well as historical photographs and drawings depicting the heroines of the Civil Rights Era. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Montgomery said she is particularly proud of her coats and described the design and creation process of turning her dream into reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThey took on a life of their own and they were very important to me, mainly because of the research I was doing,\u201d Montgomery said. \u201cI was learning a great deal from it, and I also got to experiment with fabrics that I would never use, or never dreamt I would use. Those are the things I\u2019m really proud of.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The coats have become a defining part of Montgomery\u2019s portfolio, and she is often affectionately recognized as the \u201cCoat Lady\u201d in the quilting community. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The collection has been featured in cities across the United States, including San Francisco, C.A.; San Jose, C.A.; Houston, T.X.; and now, Columbia, S.C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Four of Montgomery\u2019s coats will be on display during her second lecture, \u201cTalk by Ms. Montgomery,\u201d on Tues. Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the McKissick Museum. To find out more, go to <a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">http:\/\/civilrights.sc.edu\/events\/<\/a>. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;1.0.1&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu\/test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/quiltPW2_clcadh.jpg&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||2px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal=&#8221;4px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical=&#8221;4px&#8221; _i=&#8221;0&#8243; _address=&#8221;1.0.1.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Caption 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.29.3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;8px|||2px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; link_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; link_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ul_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; ol_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; quote_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_3_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_4_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_5_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; header_6_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; _i=&#8221;1&#8243; _address=&#8221;1.0.1.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Patricia A. Montgomery will be continuing her &#8220;Talks by Ms. Montgomery&#8221; on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. in the UofSC&#8217;s McKissick Museum. 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