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Beverly Y. Smith, "Minerva," 2022, from the artist's series "Last Seen Wearing," mixed media quilt, graphite portrait, vintage flour sacks, ticking fabric, vintage bow-tie quilt patterns, drunkard's path and patchwork quilt designs. The artist's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quiltbev/ #BlackHistoryMonth #blackart #contemporaryart #quilting #quilts From the artist: “After the Civil War, freed slaves placed wanted information ads in newspapers to find family members separated by slavery. The ads verify the persistent efforts made to reunite with love ones. Through my quilts, my ancestors beckon me to find family members separated as early as the 1700s and to call them by their names."