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Kentucky Quilts & Their Makers
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Kentucky Quilts & Their Makers Hardcover - 1982

by CLARKE, Mary Washington

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Lexington:: University Press of Kentucky,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0813100968 . Color and black and white photographs by Ira Kohn throughout. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine (crease on front flap) dust jacket. .
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Details

  • Title Kentucky Quilts & Their Makers
  • Author CLARKE, Mary Washington
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Ltr Prtg
  • Condition Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
  • Pages 136
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Press of Kentucky,, Lexington:
  • Date 1982
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 76918
  • ISBN 9780813100968 / 0813100968
  • Weight 0.83 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.88 x 5.72 x 0.6 in (22.56 x 14.53 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Geographic Orientation: Kentucky
  • Library of Congress subjects Quilting - Kentucky, Quiltmakers - Kentucky
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 79001502
  • Dewey Decimal Code 746.97

From the rear cover

Kentucky's contribution to the perennially popular American craft of quiltmaking is a rich and varied one. Mary Clarke examines here the state of the craft in Kentucky and finds it as lively today as it was 150 years ago. Today, as in the past, the setting varies from the lone quilter stitching in quiet contentment to the busy conviviality of the quilting bee, which still thrives in many communities. Like a fingerprint, every Kentucky quilt differs from the others in some respects, whether it is an original creation or a variation of one of the traditional patterns long popular in the United States. Materials and workmanship range from frugal simplicity to extravagance. And many Kentucky quilts reveal much about the individual maker - her disposition, taste, and lifestyle, the familiar objects that bring joy to her daily life, and her response to events beyond the confines of family and home. Taken as a whole, Kentucky quilts and quilt names reflect the history of the Commonwealth, at every turn showing the intermingling of old and new in the grassroots continuity of an ancient craft that responds to fads and fashions by absorbing and refining them. Kentucky Quilts & Their Makers offers a tribute to the women of the Commonwealth who for generations have created beautiful quilts, and to the museums and individuals who have taken the trouble to preserve them. Ira Kohn's photographs bring to life Kentucky quilts of past and present.

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About the author

Mary Washington Clarke is emeritus professor of English and folklore at Western Kentucky University.

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