American quilts : the democratic art, 1780-2007 / Robert Shaw.
Publication details: New York, NY : Sterling, c2009.Description: 376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cmISBN:- 9781402747731
- 140274773X
- Democratic art, 1780-2007
- 746.460973 22
- NK9112 .S425 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-364) and index.
American quilts, the democratic art -- Old World traditions and American beginnings, 1780-1825 -- King Cotton, 1825-60 -- The golden age of appliqueÌ, 1840-60 -- The rise of the pieced quilt, 1840-80 -- A nation divided, 1840-70 -- Exuberance and imagination, 1870-1910 -- Crazy quilts and log cabins, 1876-1920 -- Diversity, 1870-1940 -- The Amish, 1880-1940 -- Nostalgia, social causes, and hard times, 1910-40 -- Simmering along, 1940-70 -- The great revival, 1970-2000 -- The art of intention, 1970-2000 -- Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, 2000-2007.