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PublisherNelson Incorporated, Thomas

ISBN-101558534253

ISBN-139781558534254

eBay Product ID (ePID)416711

Product Key Features

Book TitleCommunion of the Spirits : African-American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories

Number of PagesXviii, 396 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1996

TopicQuilts & Quilting, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Crafts & Hobbies

AuthorRoland L. Freeman

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight50.7 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN96-026202

TitleLeadingA

Dewey Edition21

Number of Volumes0 vols.

Dewey Decimal746.4/6/089/96073

SynopsisA Communion of the Spirits represents the first national survey of African-American quiltmakers. It is also a personal record of how Roland L. Freeman's life has intertwined with the world of quiltmaking for almost sixty years--"as an African-American male; as a child who was deeply influenced by the cultural traditions and magical powers of quilts; and, for more than three decades, as a photographer and folklorist."Included are the fascinating stories of a remarkable range of individuals, old and young, women and men, including Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Faith Ringgold.Organized chronologically, the book begins with Freeman's childhood years in the 1940s. "Quilts were special, even magical to me," he says. "They could heal and they could curse; they could capture history and affect the future; they could transform pain to celebration.", A Communion of the Spirits represents the first national survey of African-American quiltmakers. It is also a personal record of how Roland L. Freeman's life has intertwined with the world of quiltmaking for almost sixty years--"as an African-American male; as a child who was deeply influenced by the cultural traditions and magical powers of quilts; and, for more than three decades, as a photographer and folklorist." Included are the fascinating stories of a remarkable range of individuals, old and young, women and men, including Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Alice Walker, Nikki Giovanni, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Faith Ringgold. Organized chronologically, the book begins with Freeman's childhood years in the 1940s. "Quilts were special, even magical to me," he says. "They could heal and they could curse; they could capture history and affect the future; they could transform pain to celebration."

LC Classification NumberTT835.F744 1996