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Accidentally on purpose : the aesthetic management of irregularities in African textiles and African-American quilts

Title
Accidentally on purpose : the aesthetic management of irregularities in African textiles and African-American quilts / Eli Leon.
Author
Leon, Eli.
Publication
Davenport, Iowa : Figge Art Museum, [2006], ©2006.

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Description
175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits; 25 cm
Summary
"This catalogue has been published in conjunction with the exhibition: Accidentally on Purpose: Improvisation in African Textiles and African-American Quilts, presented at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa from November 18, 2006 to February 11, 2007." "Accidentally on Purpose presents 129 African textiles and improvisational African-American quilts by 61 quilters. These quilts differ from standard-traditional quilts in their use of approximate measurement, flexible patterns, bold colors, strong contrast, multiple patterns, shifts in scale, scrap applique, and construction techniques similar to those used in West and Central African textiles. The exhibition and catalogue explore the relationship between these transatlantic traditions. Accidentally on Purpose celebrates the sophistication, vivacity, and significance of improvisational African-American quilts, both as artistic achievements and as expressions of African-American culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Alternative Title
Aesthetic management of irregularities in African textiles and African-American quilts
Subject
  • Textile fabrics > Africa > Exhibitions
  • African American quilts > Exhibitions
  • African American quiltmakers
  • Improvisation in art > United States > Exhibitions
  • Improvisation in art > Africa > Exhibitions
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at the Figge Art Museum from Nov. 18, 2006 to Feb. 11, 2007.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 169 -175).
Contents
Wrapping home around me : how the patchwork quilt may have become a medium for the expression of African ideals -- Accidentally on purpose : the aesthetic management of irregularities in African textiles and African-American quilts.
ISBN
  • 0977149129 (pbk.)
  • 9780977149124
OCLC
  • ocn122257386
  • SCSB-5320858
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries