Kentucky quilts and quiltmakers : three centuries of creativity, community, and commerce / Linda Elisabeth LaPinta ; foreword by Shelly Zegart ; afterword by Frank Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaPinta, Linda Elisabeth, author.

Zegart, Shelly, 1941- author of foreword.

Bennett, Frank (Frank W.), author of afterword.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quilting--Kentucky--History.

Quilting.

Quiltmakers--Kentucky--History.

Quiltmakers.

Kentucky.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 309 pages) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : UNIV PRESS OF KENTUCKY, 2023.

Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, [2023]

Summary:

"Although they are commonplace in American homes, quilts are much more than simple patchwork bed coverings and wall adornments. While many of these beautiful and intricate works of art are rich in history and tradition, others reflect the cutting-edge talent and avant-garde mastery of contemporary quiltmakers. Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers: Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce is the first comprehensive study to approach quilts as objects of material culture that have adorned homes throughout the history of the commonwealth and the country. Linda Elisabeth LaPinta highlights such topics as quiltmaking in women's history, the influence of early Black quiltmakers, popular Kentucky quilt patterns, types, and colors, and the continuing importance of preserving the commonwealth's quilt history and traditions. The author provides a panoramic view of Kentucky quiltmaking from colonial America through the American Revolution, the Civil War to the 1900s, to the new millennium and the dynamic quilting industry of today. LaPinta reveals Kentucky's pivotal role in shaping significant aspects of American quilt culture--Kentuckians founded the first statewide quilt documentation project, created important exhibits and major quilt organizations, and established the National Quilt Museum. Rounding out this all-encompassing volume is a collection of fascinating and intimate artistic commentaries by notable quiltmakers, as well as discussion of the key players who have conserved, celebrated, and showcased the commonwealth's extraordinary quilt culture." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0813198186

9780813198187

OCLC:

1360280728

Publisher Number:

99994784146