Only two of her quilts survive, but Harriet Powers still is one of the best-known, most celebrated Southern quilt makers. One is at the Smithsonian and the other is at the Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Powers, who was born a slave near Athens, Ga., in 1837, is famous for her use of applique story-telling in her work. Her bible quilt depicts scenes from the bible, such as "Adam and Eve naming the animals." It was probably used at the time as a visual tool to teach these stories to the illiterate. Powers died in 1911.