American Folk Art Museum - Exclusive Quilt Images!
The American Folk Art Museum has an exhibit starting October 21 through March 15, 2009 entitled "Recycling & Resourcefulness: Quilts of the 1930s". The exhibit will include twelve quilts from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum and a number of quilts from the American Folk Art Museum's Collection as well as other items representing this theme.
The quilts include recycled materials - feed and flour sacks and mens ties for example - that quilters used to create their quilts during the depression. You have to admire ingenuity. There is also a rug somehow made out of Wonderbread bags, that I would love to see?! I think this will be a really fun, interesting and informative exhibit, especially for quilters that enjoy the quilts from this period and enjoy carrying on the time honored tradition of making scrap quilts, a personal favorite. I find that there is nothing more fun than looking at a pile of scraps and thinking "What can I make?"
Here's a link directly to their site: Recycling & Resourcefulness.
Courtney at the museum was kind enough to send two **exclusive** images of quilts that will be on display for this show. These images do not appear on the museum's website! I love these two quilts. The graphic design of both are truly outstanding. String quilts and log cabins are both patterns which I love to make as the design possibilities are endless.
String Quilt
Artist unidentified
1920 - 1940
Wool with cotton binding
75 1/4 x 65 in.
Place/Region: Possibly Kentucky
Gift of Jolie Kelter and Michael Malce
Collection of the American Folk Art Museum
1988.26.1
Photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York
Log Cabin Quilt: Courthouse Steps Variation
Samuel Steinberger, 1865-
1890 - 1910
Silk
Frame Dimension: 58 x 69 1/2 in.
Place/Region: New York
Gift of Cyril I. Nelson in honor of Robert Bishop,Director(1977-1991), Museum of American Folk Art
1990.17.8
Photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York
Also, I have included two images from the online link. There are 10 images online in total. Both of these quilts are from the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska:
"Postage Stamp Quilt", circa 1930, artist unknown "Britchy Quilt", circa 1940, by Catherine Somerville
I definitely want to mention that this exhibit will be at their branch location at 2 Lincoln Square in New York City. Of course, if you're in New York you may also want to go to their Museum as well at 45 West 53rd Street.
For anyone that can attend this exhibit, please send back a comment with your thoughts. Also, I hope you enjoy the exhibit and their online images!
Thank you.
Best,
Fiona
The quilts include recycled materials - feed and flour sacks and mens ties for example - that quilters used to create their quilts during the depression. You have to admire ingenuity. There is also a rug somehow made out of Wonderbread bags, that I would love to see?! I think this will be a really fun, interesting and informative exhibit, especially for quilters that enjoy the quilts from this period and enjoy carrying on the time honored tradition of making scrap quilts, a personal favorite. I find that there is nothing more fun than looking at a pile of scraps and thinking "What can I make?"
Here's a link directly to their site: Recycling & Resourcefulness.
Courtney at the museum was kind enough to send two **exclusive** images of quilts that will be on display for this show. These images do not appear on the museum's website! I love these two quilts. The graphic design of both are truly outstanding. String quilts and log cabins are both patterns which I love to make as the design possibilities are endless.
String Quilt
Artist unidentified
1920 - 1940
Wool with cotton binding
75 1/4 x 65 in.
Place/Region: Possibly Kentucky
Gift of Jolie Kelter and Michael Malce
Collection of the American Folk Art Museum
1988.26.1
Photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York
Log Cabin Quilt: Courthouse Steps Variation
Samuel Steinberger, 1865-
1890 - 1910
Silk
Frame Dimension: 58 x 69 1/2 in.
Place/Region: New York
Gift of Cyril I. Nelson in honor of Robert Bishop,Director(1977-1991), Museum of American Folk Art
1990.17.8
Photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York
Also, I have included two images from the online link. There are 10 images online in total. Both of these quilts are from the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska:
"Postage Stamp Quilt", circa 1930, artist unknown "Britchy Quilt", circa 1940, by Catherine Somerville
I definitely want to mention that this exhibit will be at their branch location at 2 Lincoln Square in New York City. Of course, if you're in New York you may also want to go to their Museum as well at 45 West 53rd Street.
For anyone that can attend this exhibit, please send back a comment with your thoughts. Also, I hope you enjoy the exhibit and their online images!
Thank you.
Best,
Fiona
The String quilt is spectacular and the AFAM's quilt shows never disappoint. Their collection of fabrics is enviable. Thank you for this article.
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