In 1971, the Whitney Museum of American Art's exhibit, "Abstract Design in American Quilts," sent shock waves through the modern art world and ignited a worldwide awareness of American quilts as designed objects. The Great American Quilt Revival chronicles the events which propelled quilting from folk craft to mainstream art. This eye-opening program contains many of today's notable quilters, historians and collectors sharing their personal stories, their art and their thoughts on the revival of quilt making. The documentary, narrated by Georgia Bonesteel of public television's Lap Quilting With Georgia Bonesteel, celebrates the many facets of quilting — from cultural quilts of the Amish and African American traditions, quilts mourning the 9/11 tragedies and the rise of the 'art quilt.'

Press Releases:

November 22, 2005 - Great American Quilt Revival - Documentary Premiere

Sept. 15, 2005 - Great American Quilt Revival - National Stations

Resources:

Georgia Bonesteel Biography

Images:
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Georgia Bonesteel, narrator	Paul Bonesteel, producer	Paul and Georgia Bonesteel
Jonathan Holstein and Gail van der Hoof	Karey Bresenham	Georgia Bonesteel, circa 1978