American Quilts in the Modern Age

American Quilts in the Modern Age

From pieced block to Crazy style to Colonial Revival, as well as one-of-a-kind creations, the full array of style and design appears in this exhibition covering seven decades of quiltmaking. Quilts reflect the times in which they are created, often mirroring societal shifts and transformations. Rapid change, bringing conflict between technological progress and nostalgia for a simpler time, impacts today’s culture. The same tension also shaped America’s “modern age”: the period between 1870 and 1940 when America was growing at an unprecedented pace and struggling to come to terms with what it meant to be a modern, industrialized nation.

Exhibition Specs

Exhibition Specs
Exhibition Specs

Number of Works: 21
Minimum Size: 472 linear feet
Booking period: 3 months
Availability: Please inquire
Participation Fee: $30,000, plus art shipping

Highlights

Highlights

Yo-yo
probably made in Pennsylvania
c.1930
96.5 x 78 inches
2014.040.0001

Whig Rose Variation
possibly made in Ohio
c.1920-1940
86 x 85 inches
1997.007.0831

Hexagon
possibly made in Pennsylvania
c.1876
77 x 64 inches
1997.007.0911

Carpenter’s Square
made in the United States
c.1880-1900
75 x 75 inches
1997.007.0939

Spider Web
probably made in Pennsylvania
c.1890-1910
82 x 81.5 inches
2003.003.0189

Log Cabin
possibly made in New York
c.1870-1890
81 x 80.5 inches
1997.007.0031

Burgoyne Surrounded
probably made in New York
c.1928
88.5 x 72 inches
1997.007.0485

Landon/Knox Quilt
possibily made in Kansas
c.1936
83 x 67 inches
1997.007.0488

Highlights

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