Harriet Powers
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 114 years ago |
Date of birth | October 29,1837 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Clarke County |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | January 1,1910 |
Died | Clarke County |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Known for | Quilting |
Notabl work | Bible Quilt 1886; Pictorial Quilt 1898 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 671700 |
Harriet Powers Life story
Harriet Powers was an American folk artist and quilter. Born into slavery in rural northeast Georgia, she married young and had a large family. After the American Civil War and emancipation, she and her husband became landowners by the 1880s, but lost their land due to financial problems.