Eli Leon, 82, Dies: Champion of African-American Quilt Makers

Roberta Smith | The New York Times | 23rd March 2018

Eli Leon was browsing in a local flea market in the 1980’s when he stumbled across a quilt. What some viewed as an improvisational craft he saw as an authentic art form. Due in no small measure to his promotion and scholarship, quilts have found recognition in the decorative arts and now appear in both private and museum collections. Quilt images are here.