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An African American Quilting Sourcebook
Kyra E. Hicks
Foreword by Cuesta R. Benberry
ISBN: 0-7864-1374-3
[176]pp. 8 page full color insert, photographs, tables, appendices,
bibliography, index $38.50 illustrated case binding (7 x 10) 2002
One million African Americans spend approximately $118 million annually on
quilting. Some believe that recent studies of oral histories telling of the role
quilting played in the Underground Railroad have inspired African Americans to
take up their fabric and needles, but whatever the reason, quilters like Faith
Ringgold, Clementine Hunter, Winnie McQueen, and many others are keeping the
African American traditions of quilting alive.
This is the first comprehensive guide to African American quilt history and
contemporary practices. It offers over 1,700 bibliographic references, many of
them annotated, covering exhibit catalogs, books, newspapers, magazines,
dissertations, films, novels, poetry, speeches, works of art, advertisements,
patterns, greeting cards, auction results, ephemeral items, and online resources
on African American quilting. The book also includes primary research done by
the author on the Internet usage of African American quilters, a listing of over
100 museums with African American–made quilts in their permanent collections,
a directory of African American quilting groups in 29 states, and a detailed
timeline that covers 200 years of African American quilting and needle arts
events.
Kyra E. Hicks is a marketing
professional and quilter whose quilts have appeared in over thirty group
exhibitions such as the American Craft Museum in New York, the Renwick Gallery
in Washington, D.C., and the Wadsworth Museum in Hartford. She lives in
Arlington, Virginia.
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