DigitalCommons@UM Carey Law

Title

Abolition 1

Creator

Patricia Yolande Ciricillo

Preview

Identifier

19" x 14"

Creation Date

1-2001

Narrative

This is the first in a series of quilts inspired by opposition to the death penalty. Here the electric chair presents the viewer with a stark confrontation with the realities of execution. The detail shows "thou shalt not kill" typed repeatedly around the border.