Abstract Design in American Quilts: A Biography of an Exhibition (The Kentucky Quilt Project) [Paperback]

Jonathan Holstein (Author), Shelly Zegart (Foreword), Shelley Zegart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2001

The exhibition Abstract Design in American Quilts opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City on 1 July 1971, and quilting has not been the same since. From this universally acknowledged seminal event dates the study of quilting as a serious art form and the tremendously important international cross-fertilization among art historians, textile scholars, and the artist-craftspeople who work in quilts. This important work is a personal statement of Jonathan Holstein's development as a pioneer quilting connoisseur, a guide to the quilts of the Whitney exhibition, and a study of the effects of the consequent explosion of attention to this art form.

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About the Author

Jonathan Holstein is an eminent quilt scholar, author, and researcher and was curator with Gail van der Hoof of the 1971 exhibit of quilts at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Shelly Zegart is a quilting curator and scholar and a founder of the Kentucky Quilt Project.

Product Details

• Paperback: 230 pages
• Publisher: Kentucky Quilt Project; 1st edition (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 188058400X
• ISBN-13: 978-1880584002
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,056,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Abstract Design in American Quilts: A Biography of an Exhibition (The Kentucky Quilt Project) (Paperback)

The book came in good shape from the seller, but the book itself was a disappointment.

The quilts that I really enjoyed seeing, and there were not many of them, were all belittled by the author. Very dated material.