Quilts and Color - The Pilgrim / Roy Collection (Hardcover)

Quilts and Color presents more than sixty graphically bold American quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection, one of the finest and largest collections of quilts in the world. These collectors recognized that quilt makers often grappled with the same concerns as many modern artists. Influenced by twentieth-century art developments such as Abstraction, Op Art and the Colour Field movement, Paul Pilgrim and Gerald Roy were among the first to appreciate quilts as more than simply decorative bedcovers, women's fancy work, or symbols of a rustic past. Reproduced brilliantly and arranged by ideas based in colour theory - Vibrations, Mixtures, Gradation Harmonies, Contrasts, Variations, Optical Illusions and Singular Visions - each quilt in this book is celebrated as a unique work of art. The accompanying text also sheds light on the social and cultural history of the quilts as well as the practices and aspirations of their mostly anonymous makers, who created such works of enduring beauty and arresting visual impact.

General

Imprint:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Pamela A. Parmal • Jennifer M. Swope
Dimensions:	253 x 230 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-87846-824-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Textile arts > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Promotions
LSN:	0-87846-824-2
Barcode:	9780878468249

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