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Black Pioneers Exhibit Celebration, California Museum, Sacramento, CA

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The Black Pioneers: Legacy in the American West exhibit opened at the California Museum in Sacramento, CA on June 10, 2023 however the official exhibit opening event occurred on July 15, 2023 and I attended.

I was so surprised to discover my quilt Langston Hughes: Pioneer Poet was used as their show poster! The museum staff told me how much they loved my quilt.

Here are some of the photos I took (including the poster and my piece, see videos below to see the other quilts in the show):

This quilt has gotten a lot of mileage! I also found it posted on other online advertisement for the show:

GoodDay Sacramento morning show had a segment on the exhibit (you will see my piece toward the end of the segment):

GoodDay Sacramento

CBS News Sacramento also had a segment on the exhibit:

CBS News Sacramento

And here is the walk-through video I took while at the exhibit:

I recently returned from a long weekend in California. John and I visited family and friends in Oakland and Sacramento California. I’ll share some photos/stories from those visits in a future post.

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26 thoughts on “Black Pioneers Exhibit Celebration, California Museum, Sacramento, CA”

  2. Wow, Tierney! You are famous! That is a wonderful quilt, and I totally agree with your sentiment. It’s no wonder it is representing the show, but I’m surprised they didn’t contact you about it. Thank you for the videos and the information. I’m going to send it to a friend who lives in Roseville, outside Sacto, and maybe she will get to go. She’s a quilter, too.

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