Art Institute of Chicago
"Mother-in-Law" Quilt
Lulu Bennett · c. 1930
Provenance
Ownership history
- Shelly Zegart (1941-2025; born Rochelle Weiss) and Kenny Zegart (1940-2025), Louisville, KY, by Sept. 7, 2001 [incoming receipt RX23406, Sept. 7, 2001; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2001.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship, Mar. 17–Sept. 12, 2004.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Making Memories: Quilts as Souvenirs, Galleries 57-59, Oct. 20, 2017-Apr. 1, 2018.
Literature
Published references
- Lacy Folmar Bullard, Quilts: From Colonial to Contemporary (Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 1992).
- Mary Clare Clark, Story Quilts and How to Make Them (London: Museum Quilts, 1995).
- Phyllis George, Living with Quilts: Fifty Great American Quilts (New York: GT Publishing, 1998).
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