Spencer Museum of Art
I wish I had blogged about this one earlier this year: the Spencer Museum of Art has an exhibit entitled "Quilts: Flora Botanica" on this year from July 12 to October 12. This themed exhibit targets the generation and genesis of patchwork patterns. The museum is located in Lawrence, Kansas - right between Kansas City and Topeka.
The exhibit includes 30 quilts, chosen by Barbara Brackman in collaboration with Susan Earle, the museum's curator of European and American Art. Ms. Brackman is the museum's honorary curator of quilts. Additional items from the museum are included in the exhibit illustrating the context in which the quilt was made.
In addition, the exhibit has included work by local quilters and a pair of quilts by Rose Kretsinger - a Quilter's Hall of Fame inductee. Ms. Kretsinger's quilts are absolutely stunning and true treasures. For example, one of her quilts was selected to be in the 100 Best American Quilts of the 20th Century. I believe the Spencer has twelve of her quilts!
Here's the link to their exhibit: Quilts: Flora Botanica.
As well as one image from the four available online:
Christina Hays Malcom, "Sunflower Quilt", c. 1820
Bill Woodard at the museum allowed me to show the images but I am only showing one because I think everyone would really appreciate the other three that are there. I love the quilt above, it's beautiful. One of the four quilts online is a Rose Kretsinger quilt. I figure that will encourage everyone to click to the museum's site. That quilt, and the other two, are stunning as well. You'll need to click on the small images to have a large image appear, complete with some history on this quilt.
Mr. Woodard also informed me that Ms. Brackman's July talk was so well attended that she will hold another Gallery Talk on September 11 at 5:30 in the Kress Gallery. I would go in a second if I were in town so if you do attend I think you'll really enjoy it (and are quite lucky!). Anyone that attends, please feel free to send a comment back to this article for everyone else.
This looks to be a really smart exhibit. Great theme, wonderful quilts. You'll see on the link that the museum has a number of simultaneous talks and demonstrations in collaboration with this event.
The museum's site is also well laid out and easy to navigate, I recommend you roam around it. I did find another quilt show from 2005 that you may also be interested in: Quilts: A Thread of Modernism. Two quilt images are available at this location.
Hope you enjoy their site!
Best,
Fiona
The exhibit includes 30 quilts, chosen by Barbara Brackman in collaboration with Susan Earle, the museum's curator of European and American Art. Ms. Brackman is the museum's honorary curator of quilts. Additional items from the museum are included in the exhibit illustrating the context in which the quilt was made.
In addition, the exhibit has included work by local quilters and a pair of quilts by Rose Kretsinger - a Quilter's Hall of Fame inductee. Ms. Kretsinger's quilts are absolutely stunning and true treasures. For example, one of her quilts was selected to be in the 100 Best American Quilts of the 20th Century. I believe the Spencer has twelve of her quilts!
Here's the link to their exhibit: Quilts: Flora Botanica.
As well as one image from the four available online:
Christina Hays Malcom, "Sunflower Quilt", c. 1820
Bill Woodard at the museum allowed me to show the images but I am only showing one because I think everyone would really appreciate the other three that are there. I love the quilt above, it's beautiful. One of the four quilts online is a Rose Kretsinger quilt. I figure that will encourage everyone to click to the museum's site. That quilt, and the other two, are stunning as well. You'll need to click on the small images to have a large image appear, complete with some history on this quilt.
Mr. Woodard also informed me that Ms. Brackman's July talk was so well attended that she will hold another Gallery Talk on September 11 at 5:30 in the Kress Gallery. I would go in a second if I were in town so if you do attend I think you'll really enjoy it (and are quite lucky!). Anyone that attends, please feel free to send a comment back to this article for everyone else.
This looks to be a really smart exhibit. Great theme, wonderful quilts. You'll see on the link that the museum has a number of simultaneous talks and demonstrations in collaboration with this event.
The museum's site is also well laid out and easy to navigate, I recommend you roam around it. I did find another quilt show from 2005 that you may also be interested in: Quilts: A Thread of Modernism. Two quilt images are available at this location.
Hope you enjoy their site!
Best,
Fiona
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