Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South [Paperback]

Gladys-Marie Fry (Author)

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Paperback: 102 pages
Publisher: Scholarly Book Services Inc; New edition edition (Jun 27 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807849952
ISBN-13: 978-0807849958
Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.4 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 476 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #556,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #61 in Books > Arts & Photography > History & Criticism > Regional > African American
- #61 in Books > History > United States > African Americans > Art History
- #61 in Books > History > Americas > United States > African Americans > Art History

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This richly illustrated book offers a glimpse into the lives and creativity of African American quilters during the era of slavery. Originally published in 1989, Stitched from the Soul was the first book to examine the history of quilting in the enslaved community and to place slave-made quilts into historical and cultural context. It remains a beautiful and moving tribute to an African American tradition.

Undertaking a national search to locate slave-crafted textiles, Gladys-Marie Fry uncovered a treasure trove of pieces. The 123 color and black and white photographs featured here highlight many of the finest and most interesting examples of the quilts, woven coverlets, counterpanes, rag rugs, and crocheted artifacts attributed to slave women and men. In a new preface, Fry reflects on the inspiration behind her original research--the desire to learn more about her enslaved great-great-grandmother, a skilled seamstress--and on the deep and often emotional chords the book has struck among readers bonded by an interest in African American artistry.

About the Author

Gladys-Marie Fry is Professor Emerita of Folklore and English at the University of Maryland at College Park. She has also curated more than a dozen exhibitions at institutions such as the American Folk Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, Anacostia Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Her books and exhibition catalogs include Night Riders in Black Folk History, Man Made: African American Men and Quilting Traditions, and Black Folk Art in Cleveland.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Slave Quilts, Aug 23 2010

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This review is from: Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South (Paperback)

A most spellbinding read! The arthor writes of the quilting parties between the plantations where the slaves, and sometimes the Mistress (slaveowner) helped to make quilts and or provided material/remnants, so every slave had a quilt for the winter. They were allowed to cook at theses parties in the main kitchen, slaveowner providing the food. I was so enthralled with this book I was motivated to use the arthor's description of slave quilting to create a few miniature quilts, when possible using the same fabrics, for a project. I was fortunate to attend one of her lectures.

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