Air Show

Name/Title

Air Show

Entry/Object ID

1996.01.01

Made/Created

Artist

Jonathan Shannon

Date made

1992

Place

City

Phoenix

State/Province

Arizona

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

81 in

Width

81 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

"I have loved early airplanes from a design standpoint as well as for their emotional and romantic images. They were a natural subject for a quilt. Continuing the exploration of time and space began in my sunflower quilt July. I set about to create with fabric a sense of air and the weight of air that holds up airplanes. The smaller planes are set within an atmosphere of time, yet are all part of the same space." “I began quilting in 1989, when I wanted make a bed quilt. With no tradition of quilting in my family or no friends who quilted, I took many classes my first two years. For several years I was very active in the quiltmaking, but in recent years it has played a secondary role to other interest. I hope that as the first male winner of the AQS Best of Show Award, it will encourage other men to enter the quilt world.”

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: AQS Best of Show 1993

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons

Note

Named as one of "The 20th Century's 100 Best American Quilts"

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, couched cording, hand quilted