Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics
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Around 9:00AM on November 19th, 2009, Julie Silber posted a picture of a sensational album quilt on her Facebook page. It had an embroidered name, Hannah J. Swin, and initials and date, 1868, done in cross-stitch. In the center block was a rooster and the word “Hark!” embroidered in red, next to its beak. I more »
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In college, I studied a lot of art history. We were introduced the “isms” in the first semester – classicism, impressionism, expressionism, cubism, modernism, futurism – all the various movements and their distinct styles. The general emphasis of art history was to help students discern styles and associate them with periods. Impressionist painting for example, more »
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Hearts and the topic of love have been a story told through quilt for centuries. As Valentine’s Day approaches we wanted to pull a few of our favorite quilts featuring heart images that were shown throughout the Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics series. The first featured quilt is entitled “Heart and Oak Leaves,” more »
Read moreIn college, I studied a lot of art history. We were introduced the “isms” in the first semester – classicism, impressionism, expressionism, cubism, modernism, futurism – all the various movements and their distinct styles. The general emphasis of art history was to help students discern styles and associate them with periods. Impressionist painting for example, more »
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