Name/Title
Fabric of a nation : American quilt storiesEntry/Object ID
NK9198.5.U6.P376Description
"A mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil War. A formerly enslaved African American woman creates a quilt populated by Biblical figures alongside celestial events. A quilted Lady Liberty, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln mark the resignation of Richard Nixon. These are just a few of the diverse and sometimes hidden stories of the American experience told by quilts and bedcovers from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Spanning more than 400 years, the 58 works of textile art in this book express the personal narratives of their makers and owners and connect to broader stories of global trade, immigration, industry, marginalization, and territorial and cultural expansion." -- PUBLISHERContext
Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, September 5, 2021-June 2, 2022.Lexicon
Search Terms
art quilts--united states, quiltmakers--united states, quilts--united states--history, quilts--exhibitionsLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Pamela A. Parmal, Jennifer M. Swope, Lauren D. Whitley, Laurel Thatcher UlrichPublisher
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonPlace Published
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaDate Published
2021Call No.
NK9198.5.U6.P376ISBN
878468765, 9780878468768Notes
Length: 239General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Director's foreword -- Preface / Laurel Thatcher Ulrich -- The story of American quilts -- Ships & hands -- Canals & cotton gins -- Railroads & power looms -- Streetcars & sewing machines -- Automobiles & advertising -- Rockets & gallery walls.