Patriot Art

Eagle and Flag Army Blanket (Detail)
1914
Embroidered wool
82”x60”
Photo credit: Terry Heffernan

Crazy Quilt (Detail)
1896, USA
Wool, cotton, velvet
71”x71.5”
Photo credit: Terry Heffernan

Freedom’s Price (Detail)
by Jon Eric Riis

Lakota Gauntlet Gloves
Circa 1960, USA
Glass beads and leather
15.5”x14.5”
Made by these Plains Indians for commercial sales. The design is based on the gloves worn by the U.S. Calvary.

Weep for the World – Again (Detail)
By Mary Balzer Buskirk
1991-2001
Wool, gold leaf over acrylic medium, with newspaper strips, string added 2001
50”x32”

Family Portrait
By Dixie Brown
Hand knit wool yarn and felt linings

Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory

Memory Cloth (Detail)
by Alexia Geli Mashazi (Zulu)
2003, South Africa
Cotton floss embroidery on mixed fibers
27”x49”
Collection of the Michigan State University Museum

Story Cloth (Detail)
By Pang Xiong Sirirathasuk Sikoun (Hmong)
Early 2000s
Cotton-floss embroidery on cotton
63”x77.5”
Collection of the artist

Arpillera (Detail)
Bienvendios a Incaraccay (Welcome to Incaraccay)
By Juana Huaytalla Mendez
1995, Peru
Mixed fabrics, hand-appliqued
30”x34”

Rug (Detail)
Unidentified artist (Turkmen)
c 1988, Pakistan
Wool and cotton
52”x52”

Woven Witness: Afghan War Rugs

Rug (Detail)
Unidentified artist
Wool and cotton

9/11 Memorial Tapestry

9/11 Memorial Tapestry (Detail)
Rug
Collaborative project by artists from around the world
Wool and cotton

Afghan Freedom Quilt

Afghan Freedom Quilt (Detail)
Rug
Collaboartive project by war widows in Afghanistan, assembled in the Bay Area by the Foundation for Self Reliance