Quilt, “Bicentennial”

Helen McCain Cargo

1976

  • Titles Quilt, "Bicentennial" (Descriptive)
  • Artist Helen McCain Cargo, American, 1933 - 2008
  • Medium textiles
  • Dimensions 82 1/2 × 59 in. (209.6 × 149.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Caroline Cargo, AFI.176.2011
  • Work Type quilt
  • Classification Quilts

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