Nico Cathcart @ Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Title: Community Fabric
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Artist: Nico Cathcart
Quilt design by: Carmen Torruella-Quander
Video: WATCH
Size: 100 feet wide by 20 feet tall
Year: 2023

Photo Credits: Nico Cathcart

“A tour of Community fabric – Finished a two weeks ago in Alexandria, VA- Just outside of D.C. on ZIPS drycleaning- this mural depicts 2 local women against a backdrop of Mt. Vernon trail, and a quilt designed by Carmen Torrell Quander, part of the earliest known free black family in the area. The quilt was designed as part of a painting memorializing its use during the underground railroad. The eagles in the center are there because of the massive conservation effort that is going on in this area, which has resulted in populations booming again. The piece is meant to show what can happen when communities work together.”
Nico Cathcart

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