Amish : the art of the quilt
Hughes, Robert, 1938-20121994
Book
Total copies: 1
This volume is a showcase for one of America's finest art forms. The collection of quilts featured here was started by Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of the multinational clothing company, "Esprit". Between 1870 and 1950, Amish women created abstract geometric arrangements of solid-coloured fabrics, works of remarkable purity, vitality and power. This particularly American form of expression is recognized as sharing the same aesthetic achievement as painting and sculpture.
Main title:
Amish : the art of the quilt / text: Robert Hughes ; plate commentary: Julie Silber.
Imprint:
London : Phaidon Press in association with Callaway Editions, 1994, c1990.
Collation:
207p. ; 26x26cm.
Notes:
"... selected from the Esprit collection".
ISBN:
9780714831367 (pbk)
Dewey class:
746.46
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
301611