Installation shot of the exhibition Routed West, on view through November 30, 2025 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Photo: Daria Lugina
Installation shot of the exhibition Routed West, on view through November 30, 2025 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Photo: Daria Lugina
Installation shot of the exhibition Routed West, on view through November 30, 2025 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Photo: Daria Lugina
Installation shot of the exhibition Routed West, on view through November 30, 2025 at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. Photo: Daria Lugina
Sherry Ann Byrd, Cultural Merger at Crossroads, USA, pieced, 1990, Richmond, California; quilted by Irene Bankhead, 1990, Oakland. Cotton, cotton/polyester blend, and rayon; hand pieced and quilted, 95 x 75 ½ in. (241.3 x 191.8 cm). BAMPFA, photo: Kevin Candland
Emma Hall, Untitled (Double Wedding Ring), c. 1940, Sweet Home, Arkansas. Cotton, hand pieced, 71 x 71 ½ in. (180.3 x 181.6 cm). BAMPFA, photo: Kevin Candland
Laverne Brackens, Untitled (Bars), pieced 1990–1991, Fairfield, Texas; Willia Ette Graham and Johnnie Wade, quilted 1992, Oakland, California. Cotton, cotton/polyester blend, polyester, velvet, other synthetic fabrics; hand and machine pieced, hand quilted, 85 × 80 in. (216.0 × 203.2 cm). BAMPFA, photo: Kevin Candland
Maker Once Known/Unidentified Artist, Untitled (Medallion), probably 1930s near McComb, Mississippi, or San Francisco, California. Cotton, rayon, silk, wool, cotton/polyester blend, velvet, other synthetic fabrics; hand pieced, hand quilted, 82 x 70 in. (208.3 x 177.8 cm). Clara Belle Coleman and her descendants were the keepers of this quilt until 1987. BAMPFA, photo: Kevin Candland
William Rhodes and Stacy M. Carter, United We Win! Quilt, 2024. Acrylic paint, pen, thread, and fabric. Courtesy of the artists, and Shipyard Trust for the Arts; made in collaboration with Seniors from Bayview Senior Services, and Barbara Ockel, President of the Shipyard Trust for the Arts.
