TY - BOOK AU - Shaw,Robert TI - American quilts: the democratic art, 1780-2007 SN - 9781402747731 AV - NK9112 .S425 2009 U1 - 746.460973 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Sterling KW - Quilts KW - United States KW - History N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2008047360-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2008047360-d.html ER -