Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics
DVD set
In its April 2012 issue, Quilting Arts magazine reviews the Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics series: “If you have a deep-rooted interest in the multitude of ways that quilting has reflected and influenced our society, the this nine-part documentary series should be a cornerstone of your video collection,” says the reviewer, Vivika Hansen more »
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Quilts aren’t just for snuggling (though they’re good for that, too). Politics, religion, family, and local history. These topics and more often are hidden among the bright colors and amazing patterns quilters have woven into their projects for generations. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill history professor William R. Ferris even cites quilts as a metaphor more »
Read moreAnother positive review has rolled in, this time from Library Journal which has the highest circulation of any journal for librarians. Library Journal reviews are written by librarians for librarians and feature the latest reviews and collection development resources. Check out their final verdict: “Zegart reveals through photographs and interviews just how essential quilts are in more »
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Published on Education Media Reviews Online (EMRO), Jan 10, 2012 Reviewed by Winifred Fordham Metz, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Lori Widzinski, University Libraries, University at Buffalo, State University of New York Shelly Zegart, a known expert on antique and contemporary quilts, has collected, curated, lectured and written about quilts for over more »
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By Sherida Warner, January 7, 2012 Originally published at GJSentinel Though she’s never pieced together a patchwork quilt of her own, Shelly Zegart of Louisville, Ky., is an expert on the role that quilts play in American culture. As a dealer, appraiser and collector of quilts since the mid-1970s, Zegart’s personal collection hangs in the more »
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We’re thrilled to be featured in the recent issue of Video Librarian: The Video Review Magazine for Libraries, where the series received “3 out of 4 stars” and a “Recommended” rating. We’ve already received requests to carry the DVD from libraries, and along with this review and the recent review in Booklist, we hope to more »
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What matters to historians, artists, politicians, anthropologists, collectors, curators, scholars, ordinary folks, small children and, yes, to the people who make them? Quilts, that’s what, and if you don’t see how all these people could be involved, the nine-part television documentary series Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics will supply the answers. The series more »
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If you own a handmade quilt, you may think you know why quilts matter. But it’s a guarantee that you don’t know everything about the history and culture of quilts, as revealed in this passionate nine-part documentary. In the sampled Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time, host Shelly Zegart—author of American Quilt Collections (1998)—introduces more »
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