Author: Sule Greg C. Wilson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823918546
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Explains the symbolism, stories, and family meaning that make American quilting a rich art form; includes the how-to of quilting; and touches on other crafts of the African-American tradition, offering readers a chance to cultivate their own artistic talents.
Author: Marsha MacDowell
Publisher: MSU Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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A valuable, historical contribution, this is the first book on the quiltmaking tradition of African Americans in Michigan. With 60 photographs of quilts, it brings together many images in the exploration of African American quilting and examines quiltmaking as a form women have used to make a contribution to the historic meaning of the African American family and community.
Author: Cheryl B. Torsney
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 9780826209634
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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"As a blanket, a commemorative covering, and a work of art, the quilt is a nearly universal cultural artifact. In recent years it has been recognized as one of our most compelling symbols of cultural diversity and the power of women. In this collection, Cheryl B. Torsney and Judy Elsley bring together eleven provocative essays on the quilt as metaphor--in literature, history, politics, and philosophy. This interdisciplinary approach makes Quilt Culture an extraordinarily rich exploration of a cultural artifact whose meaning is far more complex than that of a simple bed covering."--Publishers website.
Author: Carolyn Mazloomi
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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The author presents a collection of 150 contemporary African American quilts and the stories behind both the quilts and the quilters.
Author: Jacqueline Woodson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399237496
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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Winner of a Newbery Honor! Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like North Star and Crossroads, patches with secret meanings made into quilts called Show Ways -- maps for slaves to follow to freedom. When she grew up and had a little girl, she passed on this knowledge. And generations later, Soonie -- who was born free -- taught her own daughter how to sew beautiful quilts to be sold at market and how to read. From slavery to freedom, through segregation, freedom marches and the fight for literacy, the tradition they called Show Way has been passed down by the women in Jacqueline Woodson's family as a way to remember the past and celebrate the possibilities of the future. Beautifully rendered in Hudson Talbott's luminous art, this moving, lyrical account pays tribute to women whose strength and knowledge illuminate their daughters' lives.
Author: Gladys-Marie Fry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780807849958
Category : African-American quilts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This richly illustrated book offers a glimpse into the lives and creativity of African American quilters during the era of slavery. Originally published in 1989, Stitched from the Soul was the first book to examine the history of quilting in the enslaved community and to place slave-made quilts into historical and cultural context. It remains a beautiful and moving tribute to an African American tradition. Undertaking a national search to locate slave-crafted textiles, Gladys-Marie Fry uncovered a treasure trove of pieces. The 123 color and black and white photographs featured here highlight many of the finest and most interesting examples of the quilts, woven coverlets, counterpanes, rag rugs, and crocheted artifacts attributed to slave women and men. In a new preface, Fry reflects on the inspiration behind her original research--the desire to learn more about her enslaved great-great-grandmother, a skilled seamstress--and on the deep and often emotional chords the book has struck among readers bonded by an interest in African American artistry.
Author: Cuesta Benberry
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781610753074
Category : African American quiltmakers
Languages : en
Pages : 194
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Author: Cuesta Benberry
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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Thoughtfully written by curator Cuesta Benberry as catalogue for The Kentucky Quilt Project's installation of 1992 exhibition by the same title. Features 35 quilts in full color. Forewords by Jonathan Holstein & Shelly Zegart. Text discusses the historical context of African-American quiltmaking in the mainstream of American quilting and reviews some of the current artists' use of quilts as their point of reference.
Author: Carolyn Mazloomi
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
ISBN: 9780764349287
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Contemporary quilt artists trace the path of Black history in the United States with 97 original works exploring important events, places, people, and ideas over 400 years. Arranged in chronological order, quilt themes include the first enslaved people brought to the US by Dutch traders in 1619, the brave souls marching for civil rights, the ascendant influence of African American culture on the American cultural landscape, and the election of the first African American president. Other quilts commemorate and celebrate cultural milestones and memories, such as the first African American teacher, the Buffalo Soldiers, the first black man to play Othello on Broadway, Muhammed Ali, and Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The 69 artists who contributed works for this curated collection provide narrative explaining the important stories and histories behind the quilts.
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Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781604736465
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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An authoritative account of the powerful bonds between generations of African American quiltmakers
