American Folk Art @ Cooperstown: Encountering God at the MFA
For all who enjoy reading about American Folk Art and especially African American Quilts,please follow this link to the American Folk Art @ Cooperstown to read about Harriet Powers wonderful quilts at the Smithsonian and Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Enjoy!!!
Sherry Ann
The quilts and stories by Sherry Ann blog presents her past,present, and ongoing passion of quilts,history and genealogy. The reversible story quilt above was created by Sherry A. Byrd, a descendant of the slave Edward"Ned" Titus who was brought to Freestone county in the year 1852.There are six generations of quilt makers in the Titus Family lineage.
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- Sherry A. Byrd Quilts
- Quilts of Color by Laverne Brackens
- Eli Leon Collection of Titus Family Quilts
- Freestone County's "LOVE AFFAIR" With Quilts.
- JAZZ With A Needle And Thread: The "Inspiration " behind it.
- Eli Leon: One Champion and Major Promoter of African American Improvisational Quilts as Art.
- Wilbur T.(Bill) Bonner-Titus: Official Titus Family Researcher and Historian.
- "HOMEGROWN": A scrapbook of memories and what It all means to me..by Sherry A. Byrd
- "TALKING ABOUT JAZZ"and the M-provisational quilt maker's double blessings.
- Research Sources on Durham/Titus/Dunbar Families
About Me
- Sherry Ann
- Fairfield, Texas, United States
- I was born and raised in Freestone county,Texas;moved away for twenty years and have circled back to hopefully spend the remainder of my life on earth in the place I call home.





