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A work made of polyester and cotton woven fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting, fabric paint; machine quilted.

Hands Up … Don’t Shoot #2

2024

Carolyn Mazloomi (American, b. 1948)

United States

Using the United States flag as its foundation, the 2024 work Hands Up … Don’t Shoot #2 by artist, quilt scholar, and activist Carolyn Mazloomi reflects on the country’s violent history of slave labor as well as contemporary acts of police brutality against Black men. Part of her “Black History Quilts,” the work showcases the power of American narrative quilts and strengthens our collection of contemporary textiles.

Polyester and cotton woven fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting, fabric paint; machine quilted

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African American artists

African Diaspora

Women artists