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Author:   Marin F. Hanson ,  Patricia Cox Crews
Publisher:   University of Nebraska Press
Imprint:   University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   2.245kg
ISBN:  

9780803220546

ISBN 10:   0803220545
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   01 April 2009
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface     Acknowledgments   Introduction: American Quilts in the Modern Age, 18701940           Marin F. Hanson 1. American Adaptation: Block-Style Quilts            Barbara Brackman and Marin F. Hanson 2. Building on a Foundation: Log Cabin Quilts         Patricia Cox Crews, Carolyn Ducey, Marin F. Hanson, and Jonathan       Gregory 3. Regularly Irregular: Crazy Quilts            Beverly Gordon and Marin F. Hanson 4. Simple and Complex: Allover-Style Quilts           Laurel Horton 5. Perfecting the Past: Colonial Revival Quilts       Virginia Gunn 6. Repackaging Tradition: Pattern and Kit Quilts            Merikay Waldvogel, Deborah Rake, and Marin F. Hanson 7. Innovation and Imagination: One-of-a-Kind and Niche Quilts           Jonathan Holstein, Merikay Waldvogel, and Marin F. Hanson Notes Glossary    Selected Bibliography   Contributors      Index

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American Quilts in the Modern Age shines as an intelligent, informed, and elegantly produced presentation of quilts fashioned from the 1870s through the mid-20th century. --B. L./i>--B. L. Herman CHOICE

This extraordinarily impressive and beautifully designed large book provides valued insights and understanding of American history, art and culture, as well as the contributions of women to American society and the impact and influence of technological advances on textile, particularly quilts. -George W. Neubert, Prairie Fire -- George W. Neubert * Prairie Fire * American Quilts in the Modern Age shines as an intelligent, informed, and elegantly produced presentation of quilts fashioned from the 1870s through the mid-20th century. -B. L. Herman, CHOICE -- B. L. Herman * CHOICE * With more than 587 color photos, this far-reaching volume belongs in the hands of anyone who loves quilts and the stories connecting them to the modern world. -Quiltmaker * Quiltmaker * This is certain to become a valued addition to the quilter's or textile historian's reference library. -Sandy Amazeen, monstersandcritics.com * monstersandcritics.com *

Author Information

Marin F. Hanson is curator of exhibitions at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Her scholarly articles have appeared in Textile: The Journal of Cloth and Culture and Uncoverings: Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group. Patricia Cox Crews is the director of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum and a professor in the Department of Textiles, Clothing, and Design at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She has edited many books, including A Flowering of Quilts (Nebraska 2001), and is coeditor of Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers (Bison Books, 2003).

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