A new deal for quilts:

"During the Roosevelt administration's efforts to combat the Great Depression, the quilt became an emblem for how to lift one's family out of poverty, piece by piece. A New Deal for Quilts explores how the U.S. government drew on quilts and quilt-making, encouraging Americans to creat...

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1. Verfasser: Smucker, Janneken 1975- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln, Nebraska International Quilt Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:"During the Roosevelt administration's efforts to combat the Great Depression, the quilt became an emblem for how to lift one's family out of poverty, piece by piece. A New Deal for Quilts explores how the U.S. government drew on quilts and quilt-making, encouraging Americans to create quilts individually and collectively in response to unemployment, displacement, and recovery efforts. Quilters shared their perspectives on New Deal programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and the National Recovery Administration, which sent quilts as gifts to the Roosevelts and other officials. Federal programs used quilts' symbolic heft to communicate the values and behaviors individuals should embrace amid the Depression, perceiving the practical potential of crafts to lift morale and impart new skills. The government embraced quilts to demonstrate the efficacy of its programs, show women how they could contribute to their families' betterment, and generate empathy for impoverished Americans."--
Beschreibung:Titelblattrückseite: This publication accompanies the International Quilt Museum's "A New Deal for Quilts" exhibition, held between October 6, 2023 and April 20, 2024
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index
Beschreibung:257 Seiten Illustrationen 28 cm
ISBN:9781735278452
1735278459

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