A Communion of the Spirits: African-American Quilters, Preservers and Their Stories

Freeman, Roland L.

ISBN 10: 1558534253 / ISBN 13: 9781558534254

Published by Rutledge Hill Press, 1996

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396 pps, hardbound, 1st printing, 4to, F-/VG+, two lightly bumped tips, minimal wear to dj edges, else very clean and binding tight -- NOT EXLIB, NOT PC, mylar protected. Seller Inventory # 13342

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Synopsis: Looks at the wide variety of roles that quilting plays in African American life, including physical, spiritual, cultural, and historical roles

Review: This wonderful book is the culmination of a quarter of a century of work by photographer Roland L. Freeman, documenting black quilting practices throughout America. Freeman came by his love of quilts as a boy growing up in Baltimore in the 1940s, when he was fascinated by a "healing quilt" that had been made by his great-great-grandmother. That childhood interest led to this book -- nearly 400 pages of profiles of quiltmakers and color photographs of their quilts, in a stunning examination of quilts as objects of art, symbols of heritage and, of course, something to keep you warm.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Communion of the Spirits: African-American...
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition