Red & white quilts : infinite variety / presented by the American Folk Art Museum ; Elizabeth V. Warren with Maggi Gordon

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

author
Warren, Elizabeth V.
writer of foreword
Stewart, Martha
author
Gordon, Maggi McCormick
presenter
American Folk Art Museum
Subject
American Folk Art Museum
Foreword by Martha Stewart.
Includes index.
Contents
Preface: The enchantment of red & white quilts / Anne-Imelda Radice, PhD -- Statement from the collector: Collecting infinite variety / Joanna S. Rose -- Foreword: American optimism / Martha Stewart -- Introduction: Infinite variety : how it happened / Elizabeth V. Warren -- Infinite variety : a personal recollection / Stacy C. Hollander -- Designing infinite variety / Tom Hennes -- A history of red & white quilts / Elizabeth V. Warren -- Photo essay: Park Avenue Armory installation / Gavin Ashworth -- Methodology / Elizabeth V. Warren & Maggi Gordon -- Wholetop quilts -- Log cabin quilts -- Pictorial quilts -- Traditional patchwork quilts: strips, squares & rectangles -- Traditional patchwork quilts: triangles -- Traditional patchwork quilts: stars -- Traditional patchwork quilts: curves -- Decorative appliqué quilts -- Signature quilts -- Redwork quilts -- Crib & other small quilts
Summary
"This significant catalog is a highly detailed look at the world's most celebrated collection of red and white quilts. Like the Log Cabin or Baltimore-style, the red and white quilt is a hugely popular genre of quilting. Colorfast Turkey red dye became readily available in the mid-nineteenth century, so red and white quilts became extremely popular, due not only to the newness of the color but also because of the extremely vibrant and punchy contrasting color scheme. Featuring over 650 quilts from the past three centuries, this book is filled with the gorgeous and imaginative designs of feathered stars, diamonds, animals, oak leaves, baskets, lettering, and snowflakes, as well as fascinating examples of careful embroidery and appliqué. With inspiring handiwork, designs, and visual histories, this book exemplifies the sheer magnitude and poetry of red and white quilts and is a staple compendium of this beloved art form." -- Amazon.com
2015
Type
Pictorial works
Catalogs
Physical description
352 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Place
United States
Title
Red and white quilts
Smithsonian Libraries
Topic
Quilts
Redwork
Record ID
siris_sil_1046274
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0