Alice New Holy Blue Legs
Native American quillworker
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Meali’i Kalama
Hawai’ian quilter
Nina Allender
Nina Allender was a feminist, a suffragist, and an artist with a shrewd sense of humor and an innovative perspective on women. Her drawings changed the course of one of the most important civil rights movements in the history of the United States.
Susan Hudson
Quilter and co-founder of the Navajo Quilt Project
Jennie Thlunaut
Tlingit weaver credited with single-handedly keeping the tradition alive in Alaska during a period of decline in interest in native crafts
Ada Thomas
Chitimacha basketmaker
Lucinda Toomer
African-American quilter
Eppie Archuleta
Native American weaver
Nellie Mae Rowe
A creative and resourceful self-taught artist, Nellie Mae Rowe gained national recognition for her work during the last decade of her life.
Nancy Azara
American sculptor, painter, and educator