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Quilts and Quiltmaking in America 1978-1996 is an ethnographic
field collection that contains photographs and sound recordings
documenting quilts from two sources -- the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife
Project Collection and the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest.
Recorded interviews with quilters highlight quilting within the
context of daily life. The quilts reflect the range of backgrounds,
motivations, and artistic tastes of the quiltmakers. The online
collection shows both highly traditional and innovative quilts,
and demonstrates the artisans' excellent design and technical skill.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
Speaking
of Quilts: Voices from the Late 20th Century
Blue
Ridge Quilters
The Lands'
End All-American Quilt Contest
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Postwar United States, 1945-early 1970s
| related
collections and exhibits |
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related
primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection
Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web
site.
American
Life Histories, 1936 -1940
Buckaroos
in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
California
Gold: Folk Music from the Thirties
Hispano
Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande
Voices
from the Dust Bowl, 1940-1941
Recommended additional sources of information.
Glossary
of Quilt Terms
Read More
About It! - A bibliography
A Teacher's
Guide to Folklife Resources for K-12
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search for
quilts using the keyword search, or by browsing the Quiltmaker
Index, Subject
Index, Gallery
of Photographs, and the List
of Sound Recordings.
For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List. For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are required to see photographs in this collection.
A special player is required to listen to the sound recordings in
the collection. You will also need a special viewer to see high
resolution archival versions of photographs in the collection.
For help with viewers, go to How to View Audio
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