Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection

by Pamela Parmal (Contributor), Jennifer Swope (Contributor)

The American quilt as modern art Quilts and Color presents more than 60 graphically bold American quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection, one of the finest and largest collections of quilts in the world. Influenced by twentieth-century art developments such as Abstraction, Op art and the Color Field movement, Paul Pilgrim and Gerald Roy were among the first to appreciate quilts as more than simply decorative bedcovers, women’s fancy work or symbols of a rustic past. Reproduced brilliantly and arranged by ideas based in color theory--Vibrations, Mixtures, Gradations, Harmonies, Contrasts, Variations and Optical Illusions--each quilt in this book is celebrated as a unique work of art. The accompanying text also sheds light on the social and cultural history of the quilts and the practices and aspirations of their mostly anonymous makers, who created such works of enduring beauty and arresting visual impact. Quilts and Color accompanies an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Genres: Quilting, Crafts, Art

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 30, 2014

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

While this book is gorgeous and it has very little text, it is a treasure for artists, quilters, decorators, anyone who uses color in their daily life no matter their medium. This book helps you see how colors relate to one another. Pamela A. Parmal and Jennifer M. Swope do a tremendous job helping you see how color choices and which abut affect the end product of your efforts. I highly recommend this book to all artists! Get it at the library, you may find that you want to own it!

[Lesley Looper · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is waiting for processing in my library department, and I'm really glad I got to see it. What lovely colors and patterns! Wow. It makes me want to make a quilt, except that I only have an inkling of how much time and effort goes into quilting! Still, a cool book!

[Betty · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would have loved a little more editorial content, but the pictures are stunning.

[Cauchy09 · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely compendium of colorful quilt eye-candy.