Red & white quilts : infinite variety by Warren, Elizabeth V

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Red & white quilts : infinite variety (#1166PR2)

by Warren, Elizabeth V
Hardcover — Skira Rizzoli in association with American Folk Art Museum, New York, 2015
Dewey: 746.46; Audience: Adult
Description: 352 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm

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From Follett
Includes index.;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 applique quilts -- Signature quilts -- Redwork quilts -- Crib & other small quilts. Text and photographs present over 650 red and white quilts.
From the Publisher

This much-anticipated and sophisticated catalogue displays the largest collection of red and white quilts, and will be the definitive book on the subject appealing to designers, artists, architects, and quilters alike. The quilt is one of the cornerstones of the American folk art tradition, evoking security, nostalgia, and community. Featuring more than 650 masterpiece red and white quilts from the 2011 "Infinite Variety" exhibition in New York, this volume will reintroduce a beloved American art form to a new generation of art lovers.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Skira Rizzoli in association with American Folk Art Museum, New York
  • Publication Date: September 22, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Dewey: 746.46
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 352 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
  • Tracings: Stewart, Martha, contributor. ; Gordon, Maggi McCormick, author. ; American Folk Art Museum, sponsoring body.
  • ISBN-10: 0-8478-4652-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8478-4652-8
  • LCCN: 2015-931681
  • Follett Number: 1166PR2
  • Audience: Adult