"Pig in a Pen" medallion

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    Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio
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c. 1970
Polyester knit and double knit
82 x 61 inches
Collection of
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Museum purchase and gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
Description

Minnie Sue Coleman's vibrant "Pig in a Pen" in red, orange, green, and gold double knits was one of ten Gee's Bend quilts to appear on a U.S. postage stamp in 2006.