About Flora Moore
Born 1951. Flora Moore is an American artist and quiltmaker.
Flora Moore (born 1951) is an American artist associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters.
Her work is included in the collection of the High Museum and the National Gallery of Art.
Early life Moore was born in Rehobeth, Alabama to Isaac James and Creola Young. Growing up, her main responsibilities were to harvest cotton and attend school. She worked on the farm "until [she] got big enough to know what it was about, and then [she] didn’t want to do that no more." Her education was disrupted during desegregation when the Gee's Bend High School was shut down in order for integration with Wilcox County schools. She finished the eleventh grade.
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American artist
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Flora Moore was born in 1951.
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Flora Moore is an artist and quiltmaker.
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Flora Moore is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Flora Moore. https://biography.guide/flora-moore/
MLA: "Flora Moore." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/flora-moore/.
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