Bellamy Quilt, 1890-1. Pierced and embroidered silk by Herbert Bellamy and Charlotte Alice Springall
Patchwork Bedcover made by James Williams, Wrexham 1842-52 St
Bayeux Tapestry, depicting Norman conquest of England in 1066. Artwork, and source of history
The Upper Class at Bay (2012) Grayson Perry
Illustrative plate designs Mark Hearld
pg 11 - 'British visual culture today draws from its own rich history of folk art. With artists like Tracey Emin making quilts and embroideries, Grayson Perry producing tapestries and pots, and Bob and Roberta Smith painting signs, what were once traditional approaches have been updated and embraced by contemporary art. pg 12 - 'A generalisation about folk art might be to say that it has its origin in tradition. It has been passed down and therefore is representative of a collective' The word folk 'works like an umbrella to cover many other terms such as 'vernacular', 'popular', 'rural', 'traditional' and is a second cousin to labels like 'self-taught', 'naive', and 'outsider'.
The Unsophisticated Arts by Barbara Jones (Request from library)