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Presenting concise overviews of artists and movements that are uniquely American, these volumes distill the essence of their subjects with authoritative texts and lavish illustrations. Since the time of the earliest settlers, Americans have been expressing their individuality through the embellishment of everyday objects. Such classics as whirligigs, ship models, and carousel animals fill these pages--
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton"--
4) Folk art
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Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Describes the history of folk art throughout the world.
Pub. Date
2018
Description
In Issue 09: We can’t wait for you to come on the road with us to this beautiful state and meet all the phenomenal people who live and quilt there. You’ll see quilts in the great outdoors; enjoy tales of hardy pioneers; meet modern-day quilters with family sewing traditions — and so much more.
Pub. Date
2022
Description
In Issue 22: Texas Hill Country, quilting was a means of survival for Hill Country pioneers. The history of quilting in Texas Hill Country is a history of the communities and relationships formed through quilt making, which was not only an art but a necessity. Issue 22 explores the people, places, and stories nestled against the beautiful landscape of Hill Country through the lens of quilts and the people who make them.
Pub. Date
2019
Description
In Issue 11: Southern California, the latest installment of Quiltfolk’s grand tour of quilted America, you’re going to meet remarkable people who live, work, and sew in sunny “SoCal,” the land of orange groves, naval bases, and year-round sunshine. (Southern Californians are so nice, it’s actually hard to be jealous about that last thing.)
California is just too big to tackle in a single issue of Quiltfolk — we’d have to make difficult...
Pub. Date
2020
Description
In Issue 16: Family, themes central to quilts abound: community, charity, friendship. Everyone has a family. Every family has a story. When a family story involves a quilt it becomes a story to tell. You'll read in this issue the story of a quilt born out of family chaos. Another shares the unspeakable grief over the death of a child. You'll meet cousins raised as sisters and you'll even meet a few dads.
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