Elizabeth F. Kinlaw

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Elizabeth F. Kinlaw
Born1951  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg (age 72)
Mount Pleasant   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OccupationBasket weaver  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Elizabeth F. Kinlaw (born 1951) is a renowned basket weaver from South Carolina whose work has been displayed at the Smithsonian Institution, [1] the Princeton University Art Museum, [2] [3] the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, [4] and Francis Marion University. [5]

Kinlaw was born in 1951 in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. [6] [7] She learned Gullah basketweaving as a young child from her mother, grandmother, and aunt. [8] [9] [10] Kinlaw typically weaves her baskets out of sweetgrass. [9] [10] [7] [5] One of Kinlaw's baskets were acquired by the South Carolina Arts Commission in 1993. [7] In 2012, another one of Kinlaw's baskets was acquired by the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art. [4] In 2015, Kinlaw was featured in the exhibition "The African-American Voice - South Carolina Arts Commission State Art Collection" in the Hyman Fine Arts Center at Francis Marion University. [5] In May 2022, Kinlaw's work was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum for their exhibit "This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World". [1]

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