t h e co l l e ctor ’s b o o k s h e lf And Still We Rise: Race, Culture and Visual Conversations by Carolyn L. Mazloomi (Schiffer, 2015; ISBN 978-0764349287)
Reviewed by Martha Sielman
Carolyn Mazloomi is among the most influential historians of African- American quilts in the United States. Founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network, she recently was the recipient of the 2014 Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. Dr. Mazloomi has organized countless exhibitions of contemporary
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Portfolio
The art quilt
sourcebook
quilts. This catalog of her most recent endeavor is fabulous. Wishing to tell the history of African Americans in the United States through art quilts, she invited 69 contemporary artists to choose a historical topic and create an original artwork commemorating an event or individual. Many of the artists chose to make two pieces, for a total of 97 original artworks. Each full-page image of artwork is accompanied by a lengthy artist statement describing the historical event and giving fascinating insights into the artist’s creative process. Two detail images allow for closer examination.
Be inspired. Be motivated. Be prepared to be captivated. This beautiful full-color volume is available now. Go to saqa.com to order Portfolio 22, the art quilt sourcebook. 192
Portfolio 22 | Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc.
Mary Ruth Smith
44 x 40 inches (112 x 102 cm) | 2014
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figurative
photo by Sondra Brady
Waco, Texas, USA 254-296-9495 | mary_ruth_smith@baylor.edu | www.maryruthsmith.com
photo by Kerby C. Smith
Coarsegold, California, USA 559-683-3060 | lura@lura-art.com | www.lura-art.com
Granite Series: Moonlit Waters
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Lura Schwarz Smith
conceptual
Portrait Series: Hamburger 15 x 11 inches (38 x 28 cm) | 2015
