List of IllustrationsForeword by Archbishop Desmond TutuPrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Quilted ConscienceA Gallery of QuiltsNotesBibliographyIndex
Marsha MacDowell is the curator of folk arts and a professor of art and art history; Mary Worrall is the curator of cultural heritage and an education co-manager; Lynne Swanson is an assistant curator of folk arts and cultural collections manager; and Beth Donaldson is the collections assistant for quilts and a digital cultural resources manager; all are located at Michigan State University Museum. These authors have worked together on many quilt-related exhibitions, research, educational programs, and collection activities. MacDowell, Worrall, and Donaldson lead the Quilt Index (www.quiltindex.org), an international digital repository of thousands of images and stories about quilts and their makers. Desmond Tutu, winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, is a South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop.
"Highly recommended for all audiences, Quilts and Human Rights
would illuminate any library."—Kathy Edwards, ARLIS/NA Reviews
"A remarkable addition to quilt studies."—Shane Rasmussen, Journal
of Folklore Research
"This moving and important book chronicles the work of countless
quilt artists who have used their talent and passion to address an
array of human rights issues. Photos of the quilts are accompanied
by detailed artist's statements that thoughtfully explain the
genesis of each piece. Telling these stories in cloth is a powerful
and effective means of expression to spotlight critical human
rights issues."—Diane Rusin Doran, Machine Quilting
“This well-researched and important book sheds new light on the
work of thousands of quilt artists who have used needle, thread,
and cloth for advocacy, education, and reflection on human
rights.”—Rev. Canon Mpho Tutu, executive director of the Desmond
and Leah Tutu Foundation
“Beautifully written, with a venerable combination of
straightforward expression and intellectual
sophistication, Quilts and Human Rights successfully
bridges the fields of women’s studies and visual arts with a
brilliant survey of national and international human rights
quilts.”—Carolyn L. Mazloomi, founder and director of the Women of
Color Quilters Network
“Quilts and Human Rights tells superbly scaffolded stories
about the powerful intersection of threats and threads.”—Patricia
A. Turner, author of Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of
African American Quilters
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