Quilt (2017.080.0001)
Description
Quilt with photos of the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting on a rainbow border. The quilt is covered with handwritten messages and signatures.
Historical Notes: Roberta Blick, a 90-year-old congregant from Windermere Union Church, created this quilt featuring the photos of those who died at Pulse. Nancy Rosado of Proyecto Somos Orlando, a new service organization supporting those affected, traveled with the quilt. She gathered signatures, including those of President Barack Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Hillary Clinton. This quilt was her last creation before she passed away on December 20, 2017.
Keywords
Art, Artistic Response, Local Response, Quilts
Item Details
- Object ID: 2017.080.0001
