Minnie Sue Coleman

Minnie Sue Coleman (October 11, 1926 – January 3, 2012)[1] was an American artist. She was one of the Gee's Bend quilt-makers, along with her mother, Minder Coleman.[2][3][4][5] In 2006 her quilt "Pig in a Pen" medallion appeared on a US Postal service stamp as part of a series commemorating Gee's bend quilters.[6]

  1. ^ "Minnie Sue Coleman - The Greenville Advocate". The Greenville Advocate. January 17, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Minnie Sue Coleman | Souls Grown Deep Foundation". www.soulsgrowndeep.org. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Beardsley, John; Arnett, William; Arnett, Paul; Livingston, Jane (2002). Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts. Tinwood Books. p. 358. ISBN 9780971910409.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Jazz on 3, Jaimeo Brown Trio at the 2013 London Jazz Festival, The Quilts of Gee's Bend, Alabama - Minnie Sue Coleman – "Pig In A Pen" Medallion, c.1970". BBC. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Lauria, Jo; Fenton, Steve (2007). Craft in America: Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists and Objects. Clarkson Potter. p. 25. ISBN 9780307346476.
  6. ^ "Gees Bend Quilters to be Honored with Stamp". www.wsfa.com. April 10, 2006.