LACMA

ShopMembershipMyLACMATickets
LACMA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
info@lacma.org
(323) 857-6000
Sign up to receive emails
Subscribe
© Museum Associates 2026
  • About LACMA
  • Jobs
  • Host An Event
  • Unframed
  • Press
  • FAQs
  • Log in to MyLACMA
  • Privacy Policy
© Museum Associates 2026
Collections

Laverne Brackens
‘Strip’1992

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Textile Conversations: Africa and Black America
Patchwork quilt with staggered rows of multicolored floral rectangles alternating with dark teal and burgundy paisley fabric, bound in pale blue
Textile quilt composed of rectangular floral fabric patches in pink, green, red, and yellow, arranged in horizontal rows against a dense dark green and burgundy paisley background, with wavy seam lines visible across the middle.
Pieced quilt with a dark teal and red paisley print background and rectangular patches of multicolored floral fabric arranged in a log cabin-style pattern, with a pale blue border.
Patchwork quilt with a dominant dark red and teal paisley print, pieced with rectangular patches of multicolored floral and speckled fabric, edged with a pale blue border.
Maker
Laverne Brackens
United States, Texas, born 1927
Title
‘Strip’
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1992
Medium
Cotton knit, printed, and cotton plain weave with full finish (flannel), pieced and quilted
Dimensions
79 × 77 1/2 in. (200.66 × 196.85 cm)
Credit Line
2019 Collector's Committee
Accession Number
M.2019.219.3
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Laverne Brackens

Related Unframed

New Acquisition: "Five African-American Improvisational Quilts"
New Acquisition: "Five African-American Improvisational Quilts"
  • April 18, 2019
  • Sharon S. Takeda
Acquisitions from the 33rd Collectors Committee Weekend
Acquisitions from the 33rd Collectors Committee Weekend
  • April 15, 2019
  • Madeleine Heppermann