Handstitched Worlds: Cartography of Quilts
Fleming Museum of Art University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United StatesQuilts, like maps, trace the personal stories and experiences of makers and their communities, often illuminating larger historical events and cultural trends. Handstitched Worlds draws from the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, with examples ranging from traditional early-American quilts to contemporary sculptural assemblages. Image: Artist unknown (Va.), Map Quilt, 1886. Image courtesy of the […]
