America's Quilts and Coverlets
Author: Carleton L. Safford
Publisher: Plume
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9780289709894
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Carleton L. Safford
Publisher: Plume
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9780289709894
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Roderick Kiracofe
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2014-09-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781617691232
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Presents 150 quilts from the author's collection which were made during the second half of the twentieth century by anonymous quilters in the United States, along with a series of essays on quilt making as an art form.
Author: Rachel May
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2018-05-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 168177478X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Rachel May’s rich new book explores the far reach of slavery, from New England to the Caribbean, the role it played in the growth of mercantile America, and the bonds between the agrarian south and the industrial north in the antebellum era—all through the discovery of a remarkable quilt. While studying objects in a textile collection, May opened a veritable treasure-trove: a carefully folded, unfinished quilt made of 1830sera fabrics, its backing containing fragile, aged papers with the dates 1798, 1808, and 1813, the words “shuger,” “rum,” “casks,” and “West Indies,” repeated over and over, along with “friendship,” “kindness,” “government,” and “incident.” The quilt top sent her on a journey to piece together the story of Minerva, Eliza, Jane, and Juba—the enslaved women behind the quilt—and their owner, Susan Crouch. May brilliantly stitches together the often-silenced legacy of slavery by revealing the lives of these urban enslaved women and their world. Beautifully written and richly imagined, An American Quilt is a luminous historical examination and an appreciation of a craft that provides such a tactile connection to the past.
Author: Robert Shaw
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9781402747731
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This photographed book covers the historical panorama of quiltmaking in the United States, from the quintessential patterns to their cultural significance.--[Book jacket.].
Author: Amelia Peck
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 0870995928
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Catalogs the Museum's quilt and coverlet collection and discusses the history of the quiltmaker's art
Author: Leisure Arts
Publisher: Leisure Arts
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780848715267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →his collection of 24 quilts features magnificent creations from quilters across the country. From "sea and sky" themes to autumn colors, Christmas patterns, and traditional designs, all come with complete color charts, patterns, and portraits of the desi
Author: Museum of American Folk Art
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"One of America's largest collections of quilts - containing almost 400 examples at the time of this publication and steadily growing - belongs to the Museum of American Folk Art in New York City. As it is a national, not a regional institution, the Museum does not restrict its collection by location, nor is it restricted by time period: The quilts have been made all over the country and range in date from the late-eighteenth to the late-twentieth century." "Until this publication, however, there has been no comprehensive guide to the Museum's quilts, almost all of which have been donated by collectors in the field. Highlights from the collection have been published and exhibited many times, but the purpose of this book is to provide an opportunity for quiltmakers, collectors, scholars, and others to explore the collection in depth. The comprehensive discussion of the quilts has been divided into eleven chapters that are illustrated with 141 color plates. This text is then followed by a catalog of the entire collection, which in turn contains forty-four black-and-white illustrations. Here, then, is a richly handsome and informative volume that will prove to be essential for all those fascinated by this category of American folk art."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Over 270 beautiful historic quilts and ephemera appear in over 430 color and vintage photographs. From quilted armor of the 17th centrury to crazy quilts of the 19th century, these personal family and museum treasures include homespun work of slaves and fancy work of freed women and First Ladies. This book is an important contribution to quilting history and Virginia heritage, and will be inspirtional today for enthusiastic sewers everywhere.
Author: Robert Charles Bishop
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cuesta Benberry
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thoughtfully written by curator Cuesta Benberry as catalogue for The Kentucky Quilt Project's installation of 1992 exhibition by the same title. Features 35 quilts in full color. Forewords by Jonathan Holstein & Shelly Zegart. Text discusses the historical context of African-American quiltmaking in the mainstream of American quilting and reviews some of the current artists' use of quilts as their point of reference.