Elizabeth F. Kinlaw

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Elizabeth F. Kinlaw
Born1951  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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]

References

  1. 1 2 ""This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World" Examines the State of Contemporary Craft in America Today | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Kongo Across the Waters At University Art Museum | Town Topics" . Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  3. ↑ "KONGO ACROSS THE WATERS | First exhibition in America to deeply explore the legacy of Kongo culture | Princeton University Art Museum". artmuseum.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  4. 1 2 Harn Museum of Art. "Annual Report 2012-2013." University of Florida. https://harn.ufl.edu/linkedfiles/publication-annualreport1213.pdf
  5. 1 2 3 "Fine Arts – Art Gallery Series 2014-2015 | Francis Marion University" . Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  6. ↑ "Elizabeth F. Kinlaw | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  7. 1 2 3 Commission, South Carolina Arts; Green, Harriett (2009). "State Art Collection 1987-2006". The State Art Collection:1987 - 2006: 14, 23, 78, 154, 160.
  8. ↑ Bell, Nicholas R. (2013). A Measure of the Earth : the Cole-Ware Collection of American Baskets. The University of North Carolina Press. p. 37. ISBN   978-1-4696-1529-5. OCLC   963300077.
  9. 1 2 "In and Out Basket | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  10. 1 2 "CAROLINA CRAFTS TRADITIONS ARE IN GOOD HANDS". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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