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Author: John Beardsley Publisher: Tinwood Books ISBN: 9780971910409 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 440
Book Description
Since the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 350 color illustrations, 30 black-and-white illustrations, and charts, Gee’s Bend to Rehoboth is being·released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Author: John Beardsley Publisher: Tinwood Books ISBN: 9780971910409 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 440
Book Description
Since the 19th century, the women of Gee’s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 350 color illustrations, 30 black-and-white illustrations, and charts, Gee’s Bend to Rehoboth is being·released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Author: John Rice Irwin Publisher: Schiffer Craft ISBN: Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 228
Book Description
Quilts are a reflection of the people who made, used, and cherished them through the years. The author has interviewed hundreds of old-time quilters, some of whom were over one hundred years old. The interviews are accompanied by a rich selection of photographs. Emphasis is placed on quilts and quilters in the Southern Appalachian region, but quilts from throughout America are included.
Author: Elaine Hedges Publisher: Thomas Nelson ISBN: Category : Material culture Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
The companion book to the award-winning PBS documentary of the same name. It reveals the important role played by women and quilts in the nineteenth century's great movements and events.
Author: Barbara Brackman Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc ISBN: 1571208097 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
North and South, black and white - the story of the War Between the States is embedded in the soul of every American. In her second book on quilts and the Civil War, Barbara Brackman introduces 9 women who lived during those turbulent times, matching each woman to a quilt that she might have made herself. 9 projects adapted from period quilts, with patterns and instructions. Excellent reference book for Civil War re-enactors; offers creative activities related to each woman’s story. Fascinating information about 9 real-life American women and their experiences during the Civil War, from abolitionist speaker Lucy Stone to freed slave Susie Taylor King to Confederate spy Belle Edmondson. Make a reproduction quilt and forge a personal link to the women of the Civil War!
Author: Barbara Brackman Publisher: Kansas City Star Books ISBN: 9780974601298 Category : Kansas City star (Kansas City, Mo. : 1885) Languages : en Pages : 194
Book Description
Quilt historian Barbara Brackman explores the influence of early newspaperbased designers on American quilting, and offers quilt blocks that celebrate those individuals.
Author: John Beardsley Publisher: Tinwood Books ISBN: 9780965376648 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Since the 19th century, the women of Gee s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee s Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being.released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art."