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Appliqued quilt
 
Protecting the Oceans that God has Created, Appliqued quilt, 1998; Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Assn., Inc. (b. 1950); Gloucester, Massachusetts; Fabric, thread; 86 x 108 in.; Courtesy of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association; Photography by Jason Dowdle
Protecting the Oceans that God has Created, Appliqued quilt, 1998
Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Assn., Inc. (b. 1950)
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Fabric, thread
86 x 108 in.
Courtesy of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association
Photography by Jason Dowdle
 
 
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Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association
Gloucester, MA
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Members of the Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Association (GFWA) created this narrative quilt. In addition to honoring Gloucester's historic fishing heritage, the quilt tells the story of the association's struggles against factory trawlers, fish farming, oil drilling, and other environmental threats to the ocean. Nationally known quilt maker Clara Wainwright met with GFWA members every Wednesday night during the summer of 1998 to conceive and sew the quilt. It is a testament to the fishermen's wives respect for their husband's work in the fishing industry. The quilt is periodically put on display to make a political statement about ecological conservation.
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