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Cuesta Benberry (September 8, 1923 – August 23, 2007) was an American historian and scholar. Considered to be one of the pioneers of research on quiltmaking in America, and was the pioneer of research on African-American quiltmaking. Her involvement in quilt research spans from founding and participating in various quilt groups, to writing articles in renowned quilt magazines and journals. As a quilt scholar, Benberry acquired a collection of important quilts dating from the late 19th century up to the 21st century, as well as an extensive collection of paper documents supplementing quilting exhibitions, books, articles and her personal research.〔MacDowell, Marsha and Mary Worrall. “Unpacking the Legacy of a Pioneer Quilt Scholar/Collector.” from 2009; presented at The Global Quilt: Cultural context, International Quilt Study Center Biennial Symposium〕 ==Life== Cuesta Ray Benberry was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Benberry obtained a bachelor's degree in education from Stowe Teachers College (now Harris-Stowe State University). She later earned her MLS in library science from the University of Missouri at St. Louis. She worked in the St. Louis public schools for 40 years and retired from her job in 1985. She married George L. Benberry in 1951. A visit to Kentucky to see her husband’s family exposed Cuesta to quilts. She did not necessarily want to make the quilts, but was inclined to study the quilts. Mrs. Benberry looked at the individual in quiltmaking and African-American quiltmaking. She made extensive leaps in quilt research, especially in African-American quiltmaking.〔 In the early 1970s Benberry started to write for a small magazine based in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, ''(Nimble Needle Treasures )'', which was unusual in that it published articles as well as patterns. When it was wound up in 1975 she began to write instead for ''Quilter's Newsletter'', then the only magazine of its kind. Cuesta Benberry died on August 23, 2007 at the age of 83. She was survived by her husband, her son, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cuesta Benberry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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