America's Glorious Quilts

First edition (1987) copy of America's Glorious Quilts by Dennis Duke and Deborah Harding Never before has there been so richly illustrated a volume devoted to that unique aspect of American folk art-the quilt. Encyclopedic in scope and generous in format, dazzling in the variety of examples reproduced (many for the first time) and superbly printed to capture the prismatic quality of quilts from all periods of history, America's Glorious Quilts is certain to be regarded as the definitive book on the subject. The work is presented in ten parts, each written by an eminently qualified expert. Included are chapters devoted to the history of quilts; regional quilts, such as Amish, Kentuckian, and Hawaiian; types of quilts, including crazy quilts and doll and crib quilts; decorating with quilts; caring for quilts; and contemporary quilts. In 1971, the Whitney Museum of American Art, one of the country's most prestigious institutions, presented an extensive exhibition of quilts that attracted