American quilts : the democratic art, 1780-2007 /

American quilts : the democratic art, 1780-2007 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Shaw, Robert, 1951-
Imprint:	New York : Sterling, c2009.
Description:	376 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Quilts -- United States -- History. Quilts. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7919043

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ISBN:	9781402747731 140274773X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. American quilts, the democratic art
1. Old world traditions and American beginnings, 1780-1825
2. King Cotton, 1825-60
3. The golden age of appliqué, 1840-60
4. The rise of the pieced quilt, 1840-80
5. A nation divided, 1840-70
6. Exuberance and imagination, 1870-1910
7. Crazy quilts and log cabins, 1876-1920
8. Diversity, 1870-1940
9. The Amish, 1880-1940
10. Nostalgia, social causes, and hard times, 1910-1940
11. Simmering along, 1940-70
12. The great revival, 1970-2000
13. The art of intention, 1970-2000
14. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, 2000-2007
Acknowledgments
Bibliography and resources
Index
Picture credits.