{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"5573"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"Gift of the Dunahoo Family, Institute 193, and Latitude Artist Community"},"endDate":{"label":"End Date","value":"2014"},"sortNumber":{"label":"Sort Number","value":"2017    11    1"},"invno":{"label":"Accession number","value":"2017.11.1"},"edition":{"label":"Photo Credit","value":"Adam Reich"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Plastic bags and yarn"},"geographyPlaceregion":{"label":"Place/Region","value":""},"media":{"label":"Media","value":{"mediaURL":"https://collection.folkartmuseum.org/internal/media/dispatcher/20094/full","mediaDepartment":"Object Photographs","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"20094"}},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Untitled (quilt)"},"geographyCity":{"value":""},"textEntriesWebsitedisplaytext":{"value":["Jessie Dunahoo spent most of his life on a rural farm in Kentucky. He was born deaf and, by the time he was a teenager, he had lost almost the entirety of his sight. Given the relative lack of resources at that time for persons with disabilities, Dunahoo was left to make do on the farm. In his 30s and 40s, he had discovered art as a vehicle to sculpt space. Using dirt, brush, and debris, Dunahoo created sculptural installations on the grounds and paths surrounding his house. He use fences and trees to tether his intersecting lines\u2014threads of rope and wire that Dunahoo used to navigate outdoor space, like a three dimensional map. Eventually, he became a client of social services and moved from the farm to state-operated group homes. For many years, Dunahoo maintained a studio at the Latitude Artist Community (Chicago), where he continued his creative work. There, he transitioned from sculpting outdoor environments to creating autonomous sewn structures that he referred to as \"shelters,\" made from found materials such as grocery bags, garments, burlap, and other discarded things. Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, Self-Taught Genius Gallery, July 16 \u2013 October 3, 2018.","Object information is a work in progress andmay be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and theAmerican Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"collections":{"label":"Collections","value":"Textiles"},"geography":{"label":"Geography","value":""},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"155862"},"geographyState":{"value":""},"geographyCountry":{"value":"United States"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"people":{"label":"Artist / Maker","value":{"displayOrder":"1","personRole":"Artist","personID":"2429","content":"Jessie Dunahoo"}},"classifications":{"label":"Classification(s)","value":"Textiles"},"textEntries":{"label":"Text Entries","value":["Jessie Dunahoo spent most of his life on a rural farm in Kentucky. He was born deaf and, by the time he was a teenager, he had lost almost the entirety of his sight. Given the relative lack of resources at that time for persons with disabilities, Dunahoo was left to make do on the farm. In his 30s and 40s, he had discovered art as a vehicle to sculpt space. Using dirt, brush, and debris, Dunahoo created sculptural installations on the grounds and paths surrounding his house. He use fences and trees to tether his intersecting lines\u2014threads of rope and wire that Dunahoo used to navigate outdoor space, like a three dimensional map. Eventually, he became a client of social services and moved from the farm to state-operated group homes. For many years, Dunahoo maintained a studio at the Latitude Artist Community (Chicago), where he continued his creative work. There, he transitioned from sculpting outdoor environments to creating autonomous sewn structures that he referred to as \"shelters,\" made from found materials such as grocery bags, garments, burlap, and other discarded things. Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts, Self-Taught Genius Gallery, July 16 \u2013 October 3, 2018.","Object information is a work in progress andmay be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and theAmerican Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information.　To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.org"]},"beginDate":{"label":"Begin Date","value":"2004"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"c. 2009"},"exhibitions":{"label":"Exhibitions","value":[{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Thursday, March 16, 2023 - Sunday, October 29, 2023","exhibitionEndISODate":"2023-10-29","exhibitionID":"248","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2023-03-16","exhibitionBeginDate":"2023","exhibitionTitle":"What That Quilt Knows About Me","exhibitionEndDate":"2023"},{"exhibitionDisplayDate":"Monday, July 16, 2018 - Wednesday, October 3, 2018","exhibitionEndISODate":"2018-10-03","exhibitionID":"226","exhibitionISOBeginDate":"2018-07-16","exhibitionBeginDate":"2018","exhibitionTitle":"Handstitched Worlds: The Cartography of Quilts","exhibitionEndDate":"2018"}]},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"96 x 50 \" (243.8 x 127 cm)"}}]}