{"product_id":"wild-by-design-janet-catherine-berlo-9780295983097","title":"Wild by Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWild by Design\u003c\/i\u003e explores the American tradition of freewheeling, improvisational, often asymmetrical quilts, whose makers experimented boldly with design, color, and pictorial motifs. It examines both the aesthetics and the social history of quilts from the early nineteenth century to the present, including Amish, African American, and modern art quilts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the state fair to the clothesline, women have sought ways to exhibit the beauty and optical effects of their quilts. The \"quilting frolic\" of the nineteenth century was for many women an alternative to the art academy and the salon. Janet Berlo reminds us that quilts were a valued form of artistic expression, meant to be shared and admired among the company of other women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver fifty applique and pieced quilts are illustrated, chosen from the collections of the International Quilt Study Center for their outstanding visual qualities. Each is accompanied by a lively dialogue among quilt experts that illustrates the varied dimensions of quilts as aesthetic objects of the highest order and as reflections of the lives and societies of their makers. This multifaceted analysis of quilts sheds light on the histories of women, textiles, and American art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Catherine Berlo, Patricia Cox Crews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295983094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295983097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.04h x 8.54w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2003 pg. 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 58 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Janet Catherine Berlo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057801195775,"sku":"9780295983097","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e24be954-e9f1-48f3-9edf-6fdb43a9d7cf.jpg?v=1685048943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-by-design-janet-catherine-berlo-9780295983097","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}