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Sonya Clark : monumental cloth, the flag we should know /

In the spring of 1865, a seemingly unremarkable dishcloth played a crucial role in ending the Civil War as the South's flag of surrender at Appomattox. A Confederate horseman carried a humble white linen towel into the lines of General George Custer, near the courthouse at Appomattox. The horse...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Fabric Workshop and Museum
Other Authors: Cassel Oliver, Valerie (Contributor), Brundage, W. Fitzhugh (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, PA : New York, NY : Fabric Workshop and Museum ; MW Editions, 2020.
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Clark, Sonya > Exhibitions.
Clark, Sonya.
African American women artists > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
African American artists > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Artists, Black > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Textile crafts > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Flags in art > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
Performance art > History > 21st century > Exhibitions.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Art and the war.
Flags in art.
Exhibition catalogs.

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