Category: Alabama
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Black Landscapes Matters
As we approach the centennial celebration of Negro History Week now known as Black History Month, we wish to spotlight the first Black Landscape Architect in America. David Augustus Williston (1868–1962) was the first professionally trained African American landscape architect in the United States. He designed many campuses for historically black colleges and universities,…
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MICHELLE OBAMA’S NOD TO GEES BEND QUILTS
The colorful pattern speaks to the uniquely Obama-esque blend of patriotism and activism, tradition and modernity. Quilting is the essence of Americana; specifically, the pattern evokes the strikingly modernist quilts created by the isolated African-American community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, beginning in the late nineteenth century. Created from recycled…
