Abstract Design in American Quilts at 50 - by Marin F Hanson (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Fifty years after its debut, the exhibition Abstract Design in American Quilts is remembered as a pivotal moment in the intersecting histories of art, craft, and design.
- About the Author: Marin F. Hanson is the curator of international collections at the International Quilt Museum (IQM), University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jonathan Holstein is a collector, author, and co-curator of the original Abstract Design in American Quilts exhibition; Carolyn Ducey is the curator of collections at the IQM; Sandra Sider is an artist, curator, and editor of Art Quilt Quarterly; Jonathan Gregory is the assistant curator of exhibitions at the IQM; and Nao Nomura is associate professor of American studies at Saitama University, Japan.
- 175 Pages
- Art, History
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About the Book
Companion to an International Quilt Museum (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) exhibition series, this catalog reexamines the half-century impact of the Whitney Museum of American Art's 1971 exhibition, Abstract Design in American Quilts, on the realms of fine art, craft, and the study of quilts and other forms of material culture.Book Synopsis
Fifty years after its debut, the exhibition Abstract Design in American Quilts is remembered as a pivotal moment in the intersecting histories of art, craft, and design. Installed at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art in 1971, the exhibition presented traditional American pieced quilts on walls more commonly used to display modern art such as abstract expressionist paintings. The exhibition, curated by Jonathan Holstein and Gail van der Hoof from their own collection, unexpectedly struck a chord with museumgoers and art critics alike, breaking attendance records and subsequently traveling to museums across the United States, Europe, and Japan. With Abstract Design in American Quilts at 50, an exhibition series that includes an installation of the original quilt group, the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln reexamines the half-century impact of this watershed exhibition. In five essays, leading quilt scholars assess the areas upon which the exhibition, in its various iterations, had its greatest impact, most notably the growth of quiltmaking across the United States and in art circles. The essays also discuss broader cultural phenomena that produced an environment in which quilts and other forms of material culture could be viewed and valued in new ways.About the Author
Marin F. Hanson is the curator of international collections at the International Quilt Museum (IQM), University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Jonathan Holstein is a collector, author, and co-curator of the original Abstract Design in American Quilts exhibition; Carolyn Ducey is the curator of collections at the IQM; Sandra Sider is an artist, curator, and editor of Art Quilt Quarterly; Jonathan Gregory is the assistant curator of exhibitions at the IQM; and Nao Nomura is associate professor of American studies at Saitama University, Japan.Dimensions (Overall): 10.8 Inches (H) x 8.5 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: History
Genre: Art
Number of Pages: 175
Publisher: International Quilt Museum
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Marin F Hanson
Language: English
Street Date: April 1, 2021
TCIN: 1002559848
UPC: 9781735278421
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-0424
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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