Memorial Quilt for Tuskegee Airman 2d Lt. James McCullin
date: label: Date
content: after 1943
name: label: Created by
content: Vivian Lucille McCullin, American
label: Subject of
content: Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin, American, 1919 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: Tuskegee Airmen, 1941 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: 99th Pursuit Squadron, American, 1941 - 1949
notes: label: Description
content: A quilt made in memory of Lt. James McCullin. The majority of the quilt's background is a tan fabric with a dotted blue floral design. The border of the quilt is navy blue fabric with a dotted tan floral design. In the center of the quilt is a printed photograph of James McCullin dressed as a World War II pilot. Around the portrait are triangular pieces of the blue fabric forming a sunburst pattern. Around the edges of the quilt are pieces of fabric with images and text printed on them. Many of these pieces are McCullin's personal documents such as his diploma, Army certification, and correspondence with the War Department concerning his disappearance in 1943. The images include the plane he flew, his grave, and the building named after him at Kentucky State University.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Italy, Europe
label: Place depicted
content: Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Aeronautics
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Textiles and Quilts
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the McCullin Family, in memory of Second Lieutenant James L. McCullin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.52.2
objectType: label: Type
content: quilts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth and ink
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 41 x 39 3/4 in. (104.1 x 101 cm)