Mazloomi, who holds a doctorate in aerospace engineering, is a prolific artist, curator, and scholar. In 1981, she founded the African American Quilt Guild of Los Angeles, and then, in 1985 ...

According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and English designs, African American quilts were often raw and vibrant.

The National Quilt Collection at the National Museum of American History reveals how a useful practice can represent artistic, cultural, and historic storytelling. A significant number of American ...