Our New Day Begun

Our New Day Begun

Artist Gwendolyn A. Magee’s vibrant art quilt inspired by ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing.’

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picture of a quilt. stylized sun in top left quadrant consisting of reds, oranges and yellows, rapidly fading to reds, purples and dark blues.

Our New Day Begun, 2000. Pieced, quilted, stitched, and appliquéd fabrics, with cording. 70.5 x 73.25 inches.

© Gwendolyn A. Magee. Courtesy Gwendolyn Ann Magee Estate. Photography courtesy Mississippi Museum of Art.

Gwendolyn A. Magee (1943–2011) was a Black quilting artist and member of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson, Mississippi.

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