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Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

Sewing Stories: Harriet Powers' Journey from Slave to Artist

An illuminating picture book biography of an artist and former slave whose patchwork quilts bring the stories of her family to life.

Harriet Powers learned to sew and quilt as a young slave girl on a Georgia plantation. She lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and eventually owned a cotton farm with her family, all the while relying on her skills with the needle to clothe and feed her children.
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Later she began making pictorial quilts, using each square to illustrate Bible stories and local legends. She exhibited her quilts at local cotton fairs, and though she never traveled outside of Georgia, her quilts are now priceless examples of African American folk art.
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Barbara Herkertâ€™s lyrical narrative and Vanessa Newtonâ€™s patchwork illustrations bring this important artist to life in a moving picture-book biography.
Country USA
Brand Knopf
Manufacturer Knopf Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color White
ReleaseDate 2015-10-13
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9780385754620

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