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"Blazing Star" with "Pinwheel" corner blocks
"Blazing Star" with "Pinwheel" corner blocks

"Blazing Star" with "Pinwheel" corner blocks

Lucy T. Pettway (American, 1921–2004)
1968
Medium/Techniquepieced Polyester and nylon knit
Dimensions72 x 68 inches
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Frank B. Bemis Fund, The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and Gallery Instructor 50th Anniversary Fund to support The Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection, and gift of Souls Grown Deep Foundation from the William S. Arnett Collection
Accession number2018.3100
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBy 2010, sold by the artist to William Arnett, Atlanta, GA; 2010, transferred by William Arnett to Souls Grown Deep Foundation (founded 2010), Atlanta, GA; 2018, sold by Souls Grown Deep Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)
Copyright© Lucy T. Pettway / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Quilt: Drunkard's Path
Lucy T. Pettway
1970
Group shot: 2017.4430.4-5
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 2017–2018
Conservation Status: After Treatment
Creola Bennett Pettway
1950s
Group shot: 2017.4321.1-2
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 1990–1991
Group shot: 2017.4407.3-4
Rei Kawakubo
Spring/Summer 2011–2012
Group shot: 2017.4423.3-4
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 2014–2015
Group shot: 2017.4362.1-3
Rei Kawakubo
Autumn/Winter 2001–2002
Quilt: Indigo Stripes
Tomie Nagano
1997