Robert Hughes’ text in the book “AMISH, The Art of the Quilt” reinforces the notion of the power of the quilt as an art form.
Mr. Hughes, a distinguished Australian art critic and an expert on American art, recognizes the Amish quilt “as a major art form in the context of twentieth century American painting and sculpture”.
Quilting, as an art form, needs such critics from the mainstream art world to appreciate their value and their proper place within the Visual Arts. Robert Hughes and Tracy Emin (as an artist) have done just that.
“AMISH, The Art of the Quilt”, contains eighty-two masterpieces from the Esprit collection of Amish quilts.
Julie Silber curated the Esprit quilt collection, which was held at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco in 1990.
Douglas Tomkins was a co-founder of Esprit and originator of the Esprit Collection.
“AMISH, The Art of the Quilt” epitomizes critical recognition of quilts in the wider art world.
The book was published in the UK by Phaidon Press Limited, 1994, ISBN 0 7148 3136 0
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