Draft:LaShawnda Crow Storm
LaShawnda Crow Storm is an American artist based in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is known for quilting scenes of historic lynching and violence against African Americans. She is most well known for her quilt of the lynching of Laura Nelson.[1]
Life and Education[edit]
Crow Storm went to University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she received her Bachelors of Arts in English / Creative Writing. She also went to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she received her Masters in Fine Arts.[2]
Work[edit]
LaShawnda Crow Storm started The Lynch Quilts Project, which is a community of quilters that work together to depict Lynching of African Americans throughout time by sewing quilts.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Hutson, Laura (2013-02-01). "Strange Fruit: The Controversial Quilt by Indiana Artist LaShawnda Crowe Storm". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Storm, LaShawnda Crowe (2016-11-26). "Meet LaShawnda Crowe Storm". ArtPlace. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ WILLIAMS-GIBSON, JESSICA (2011-12-01). "Artist Uses Quilting As a Lens into Racial History, Today's Injustices". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved 2024-05-09.