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PHOTOS: Revered quilter is honored in Athens
Scholars consider Harriet Powers to be the most important American artist in the story quilt tradition though only two of her creations survive. Born a slave in 1837 on a plantation in neighboring Madison County, Harriet Powers married her husband in 1855, moved to Clarke County. She was honored with a new headstone in Athens on Dec. 2, 2023.
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The quilting community gathered to celebrate the recommittal and dedication of a new headstone for Harriet and Armstead Powers Saturday December 2, 2023 at the Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery in Athens, GA. Powers was an emancipated slave whose quilts can be seen at the Smithsonian Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. credit: Nell Carroll for the AJC

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