Gloria Hoppins
American artist (born 1955)
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) Boykin, Alabama, U.S. |
Occupation | Artist |
Parent(s) | Richard Pettway Linda Pettway |
Gloria Hoppins (born 1955) is an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters.[1][2][3]
Her work is included in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.[4]
Life
Born in Gee's Bend, Hoppins' parents were Linda and Richard Pettway. Hoppins comes from a rich lineage of quilt-makers, such as her grandmother, Virginia Pettway, her mother, Linda Pettway, and her sister Lucy L. Witherspoon. She remains active in her community, singing in the gospel choir group Ye Shall Know the Truth.
References
- ^ "Quilts of Gee's Bend". www.auburn.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ Jenkins, Mark. "Using the Fabrics Of Our Lives". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ William Arnett; Bernard Herman (2006). Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. Tinwood Books. pp. 209–. ISBN 978-0-9719104-7-8.
- ^ "SGDF Announces Five Museum Acquisitions and First-Ever Sale of Artwork to Fund Advocacy Activities - Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
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Quilters of Gee's Bend
- Nellie Mae Abrams
- Willie Abrams
- Annie Bendolph
- Louisiana Bendolph
- Mary Lee Bendolph
- Agatha Bennett
- Amelia Bennett
- Delia Bennett
- Linda Diane Bennett
- Loretta Pettway Bennett
- Mary L. Bennett
- Polly Bennett
- Emma Lee Pettway Campbell
- Minder Coleman
- Minnie Sue Coleman
- Rachel Carey George
- Gloria Hoppins
- Ella Mae Irby
- Mary Elizabeth Kennedy
- Nettie Jane Kennedy
- Lucy Mingo
- Lottie Mooney
- Lucy Mooney
- Flora Moore
- Aolar Mosely
- Addie Pearl Nicholson
- Mertlene Perkins
- Arcola Pettway
- Annie Bell Pettway
- Annie E. Pettway
- Arlonzia Pettway
- Candis Pettway
- Edwina Pettway
- Henrietta Pettway
- Jessie T. Pettway
- Lola Pettway
- Loretta Pettway
- Louella Pettway
- Lucy T. Pettway
- Lutisha Pettway
- Martha Jane Pettway
- Mensie Lee Pettway
- Pearlie Kennedy Pettway
- Qunnie Pettway
- Sally Mae Pettway
- Bettie Bendolph Seltzer
- Sue Willie Seltzer
- Florine Smith
- Geraldine Westbrook
- Andrea Williams
- Irene Williams
- Nell Hall Williams
- Patty Ann Williams
- Magalene Wilson
- Estelle Witherspoon
- Annie Mae Young
- Deborah Pettway Young
- Nettie Young
- Stichin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt by Patricia McKissack
- Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham
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