The Mountain Artisans Quilting Book
Author: Alfred Allan Lewis
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 212
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Author: Alfred Allan Lewis
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →2 copies located in Circulation.
Author: Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art
Publisher:
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 58
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Rhode Island School of Design. Museum of Art
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Published: 1970
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alfred Allan Lewis
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 216
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Author: Raymond Bial
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780395735688
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Examines quilts and quiltmaking as an artistic expression, handed down through generations of women.
Author: Janneken Smucker
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2013-11-15
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 1421410540
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The definitive study on the history, meaning, art, and commerce of Amish quilts. Second Place Winner of the Design and Effectiveness Award of the Washington Publishers Quilts have become a cherished symbol of Amish craftsmanship and the beauty of the simple life. Country stores in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and other tourist regions display row after row of handcrafted quilts. In luxury homes, office buildings, and museums, the quilts have been preserved and displayed as priceless artifacts. They are even pictured on collectible stamps. Amish Quilts explores how these objects evolved from practical bed linens into contemporary art. In this in-depth study, illustrated with more than 100 stunning color photographs, Janneken Smucker discusses what makes an Amish quilt Amish. She examines the value of quilts to those who have made, bought, sold, exhibited, and preserved them and how that value changes as a quilt travels from Amish hands to marketplace to consumers. A fifth-generation Mennonite quiltmaker herself, Smucker traces the history of Amish quilts from their use in the late nineteenth century to their sale in the lucrative business practices of today. Through her own observations as well as oral histories, newspaper accounts, ephemera, and other archival sources, she seeks to understand how the term “Amish” became a style and what it means to both quiltmakers and consumers. She also looks at how quilts influence fashion and raises issues of authenticity of quilts in the marketplace. Whether considered as art, craft, or commodity, Amish quilts reflect the intersections of consumerism and connoisseurship, religion and commerce, nostalgia and aesthetics. By thoroughly examining all of these aspects, Amish Quilts is an essential resource for anyone interested in the history of these beautiful works.
Author: Margret Aldrich
Publisher:
Published:
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781610605526
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A collection of writings which pay tribute to quilts and quilting memories from different eras and authors.
Author: Cheryl B. Torsney
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780826209634
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"As a blanket, a commemorative covering, and a work of art, the quilt is a nearly universal cultural artifact. In recent years it has been recognized as one of our most compelling symbols of cultural diversity and the power of women. In this collection, Cheryl B. Torsney and Judy Elsley bring together eleven provocative essays on the quilt as metaphor--in literature, history, politics, and philosophy. This interdisciplinary approach makes Quilt Culture an extraordinarily rich exploration of a cultural artifact whose meaning is far more complex than that of a simple bed covering."--Publishers website.
Author: Linda Elisabeth LaPinta
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2023-11-07
Total Pages: 707
ISBN-13: 0813198208
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Although they are commonplace in American homes, quilts are much more than simple patchwork bed coverings and wall adornments. While many of these beautiful and intricate works of art are rich in history and tradition, others reflect the cutting-edge talent and avant-garde mastery of contemporary quiltmakers. Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce is the first comprehensive study to approach quilts as objects of material culture that have adorned homes throughout the history of the commonwealth and the country. Linda Elisabeth LaPinta highlights such topics as quiltmaking in women's history, the influence of early Black quiltmakers, popular Kentucky quilt patterns, types, and colors, and the continuing importance of preserving the commonwealth's quilt history and traditions. The author provides a panoramic view of Kentucky quiltmaking from colonial America through the American Revolution, the Civil War to the 1900s, to the new millennium and the dynamic quilting industry of today. LaPinta reveals Kentucky's pivotal role in shaping significant aspects of American quilt culture—Kentuckians founded the first statewide quilt documentation project, created important exhibits and major quilt organizations, and established the National Quilt Museum. Rounding out this all-encompassing volume is a collection of fascinating and intimate artistic commentaries by notable quiltmakers, as well as discussion of the key players who have conserved, celebrated, and showcased the commonwealth's extraordinary quilt culture.