The Met | Blankets and Quilts: Threads of Identity | Immaterial | Season 2, Episode 4 #podcast @metmuseum | Uploaded July 2024 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
What happens when our most intimate possessions end up in art museums?
Blankets comfort and keep us warm. They accompany us through our lives. They are keepers of some of our most intimate stories. We look at a group of artists who harness this power of blankets as totems for memory, community and cultural survival.
Featured artworks:
Qunnie Pettway, Housetop, ca. 1975: soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/qunnie-pettway/work/housetop
Marie Watt, Untitled (Dream Catcher), 2014: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849042
Louisiana P. Bendolph, Housetop quilt, 2003: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/654095
Annie E. Pettway, “Flying Geese” Variation, ca. 1935: soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/annie-e-pettway/work/flying-geese-variation
Willie "Ma Willie" Abrams, Roman Stripes quilt, ca. 1975: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/654081
Guests:
Loretta Pettway Bennett, Gee's Bend quilt maker
Marie Watt, artist
Ally Barlow, associate conservator, Department of Textile Conservation, The Met
Louisiana P. Bendolph, Gee's Bend quilt maker
Louise Williams, board president, Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
For a transcript of the episode and more information, visit metmuseum.org/immaterialblankets
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Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.
Our production staff includes Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Additional staff includes Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.
Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Muller.
Original music by Austin Fisher.
Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman.
Sensitivity listening by Adwoa Gyimyah-Brempong.
Immaterial is made possible by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Additional support is provided by the Zodiac Fund.
Special thanks to Eva Labson, Scott Browning, Curator Amelia Peck, and Avery Trufelman.
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What happens when our most intimate possessions end up in art museums?
Blankets comfort and keep us warm. They accompany us through our lives. They are keepers of some of our most intimate stories. We look at a group of artists who harness this power of blankets as totems for memory, community and cultural survival.
Featured artworks:
Qunnie Pettway, Housetop, ca. 1975: soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/qunnie-pettway/work/housetop
Marie Watt, Untitled (Dream Catcher), 2014: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/849042
Louisiana P. Bendolph, Housetop quilt, 2003: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/654095
Annie E. Pettway, “Flying Geese” Variation, ca. 1935: soulsgrowndeep.org/artist/annie-e-pettway/work/flying-geese-variation
Willie "Ma Willie" Abrams, Roman Stripes quilt, ca. 1975: metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/654081
Guests:
Loretta Pettway Bennett, Gee's Bend quilt maker
Marie Watt, artist
Ally Barlow, associate conservator, Department of Textile Conservation, The Met
Louisiana P. Bendolph, Gee's Bend quilt maker
Louise Williams, board president, Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
For a transcript of the episode and more information, visit metmuseum.org/immaterialblankets
#MetImmaterial
Follow Immaterial wherever you listen to podcasts.
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/immaterial/id1621349314
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/7v7RLfDLO9YKzJHoBYGeDx
Amazon Music: music.amazon.com/podcasts/ccc2c7d1-1568-4a00-b69c-d4a0283ba5b5/immaterial
Immaterial is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Magnificent Noise and hosted by Camille Dungy.
Our production staff includes Salman Ahad Khan, Ann Collins, Samantha Henig, Eric Nuzum, Emma Vecchione, Sarah Wambold, and Jamie York. Additional staff includes Julia Bordelon, Skyla Choi, Maria Kozanecka, and Rachel Smith.
Sound design by Ariana Martinez and Kristin Muller.
Original music by Austin Fisher.
Fact-checking by Mary Mathis and Claire Hyman.
Sensitivity listening by Adwoa Gyimyah-Brempong.
Immaterial is made possible by Dasha Zhukova Niarchos. Additional support is provided by the Zodiac Fund.
Special thanks to Eva Labson, Scott Browning, Curator Amelia Peck, and Avery Trufelman.
Subscribe for new content from The Met: youtube.com/user/metmuseum
#TheMet #Art #TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt #Museum #MetImmaterial #podcast
© 2024 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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