Bayard Rustin SOLD Private Collection of Mandy Carter
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Bayard Rustin
SOLD Private Collection of Mandy Carter
Mixed Media Art Quilt
Materials: Various colors of cotton fabric, thread
Methods: Applique rainbow of colors, machine appliqué image used with permission. Machine embroidery thread drawing.
Artist Statement: This art quilt serves as a tribute to the life and work of Bayard Rustin. He was a leader in social justice movements for civil rights, pacifism, non-violence, and gay rights. The implied rainbow and words in the clouds in this work speak to the many causes for which he worked and his love of all things hand made by marginalized artists.
His necktie with musical notes is a nod to his love of music and time as a musician. He wears the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom on his chest.
2013 marks the 50th anniversary year of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The key coordinator was Bayard Rustin. Bayard Rustin was a tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and architect of the historic 1963 March on Washington. Bayard Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during his 60 years of activism.
History:
2014 Cover photo for the publication Oppression as Process: The Case of Bayard Rustin by Dr. Nicole Hirschfelder, Germany Published by Universutaesvertag Winter Heidelberg
2014 website publication of The 2014 Bayard Rustin LGBTQ People of Color Convening Event by SONG (Southerners On New Ground)
2013 Central High National Park Site, Social Justice solo exhibit, Little Rock, AR
2013 Mosaic Templars Cultural Museum, Social Justice solo exhibit, Little Rock, AR
Hanging: Each work has a sleeve on the back to hang the work. It can be hung on a wooden slat flat against the wall or on a curtain rod. After purchase I will send hanging and care information. Works can also be framed if you choose.
SOLD Private Collection of Mandy Carter
Mixed Media Art Quilt
Materials: Various colors of cotton fabric, thread
Methods: Applique rainbow of colors, machine appliqué image used with permission. Machine embroidery thread drawing.
Artist Statement: This art quilt serves as a tribute to the life and work of Bayard Rustin. He was a leader in social justice movements for civil rights, pacifism, non-violence, and gay rights. The implied rainbow and words in the clouds in this work speak to the many causes for which he worked and his love of all things hand made by marginalized artists.
His necktie with musical notes is a nod to his love of music and time as a musician. He wears the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom on his chest.
2013 marks the 50th anniversary year of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The key coordinator was Bayard Rustin. Bayard Rustin was a tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr. and architect of the historic 1963 March on Washington. Bayard Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during his 60 years of activism.
History:
2014 Cover photo for the publication Oppression as Process: The Case of Bayard Rustin by Dr. Nicole Hirschfelder, Germany Published by Universutaesvertag Winter Heidelberg
2014 website publication of The 2014 Bayard Rustin LGBTQ People of Color Convening Event by SONG (Southerners On New Ground)
2013 Central High National Park Site, Social Justice solo exhibit, Little Rock, AR
2013 Mosaic Templars Cultural Museum, Social Justice solo exhibit, Little Rock, AR
Hanging: Each work has a sleeve on the back to hang the work. It can be hung on a wooden slat flat against the wall or on a curtain rod. After purchase I will send hanging and care information. Works can also be framed if you choose.