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- "An Aesthetic Life: the Story of Quiltmaker Rose Kretsinger" by Jonathan Gregory
Presented March 6, 2009
Length 35 minutes
Jonathan Gregory earned an MA in textile history/quilt studies from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he is also pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in quilt studies.
Jonathan's research topics include Kansas quiltmaker Rose Kretsinger and quiltmaking for the families of American military personnel killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. He also has researched and contributed content to the first volume of International Quilt Study Center & Museum's catalog funded by the Getty Foundation. In addition, Mr. Gregory assists with the preparation and installation of the Center's exhibitions.
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- "Modern, Yet Anti-Modern: Two Sides of the Late-Nineteenth and Early-Twentieth Century Quiltmaking" by Marin Hanson
Presented September 30, 2008
Length 43 minutes
Marin Hanson is Curator of Exhibitions at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum and a graduate of the centers quilt studies program. Her lecture explores contemporary and historical dichotomies in culture and how quilts fit into that discussion.
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- "The American Quilt and the Grammar of Two-Dimensional Design" presented by David Hornung
Presented September 24, 2008
Length 42 minutes
David Hornung is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York. He is a painter and one-time quiltmaker and has taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, Skidmore College, Parsons School of Design and other institutions. He is the author of Color: A Workshop Approach.
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- "It's Fashionable to be Pennsylvania Dutch Today: Disseminating Traditional Design in a Modern World." by Janneken Smucker
Presented September 7, 2008
Length 35 minutes
Ms. Smucker is the Center's 2008 Fellowship Recipient and a recipient of the UNL's unique master's degree in quilt studies. The lecture focuses on research Smucker conducted regarding the commercialization of Pennsylvania Dutch culture during the 1930s and 1940s.
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- "Quilts in Common" by Jonathan Holstein
Presented June 6, 2008
Length 54 minutes
Join noted collector and historian, Jonathan Holstein, as he discusses the "Quilts in Common" exhibition. Mr. Holstein served as curator of a number of quilt exhibitions including the seminal exhibition "Abstract Design in American Quilts" for the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City in 1971; lecturer, author of numerous articles, catalogs and books on quilts including "American Pieced Quilts," "The Pieced Quilt: An American Design Tradition" and "Abstract Design in American Quilts: A Biography of an Exhibition."
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- "Quilts: Reflections of Trade, Technology & Tradition" by Patricia Cox Crews.
Presented April 17, 2008
Length 54 minutes
Patricia Crews is a textile scientist and historian, professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and director of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. In the Spring 2008 Chancellor's Nebraska Lecture she discusses how quilts reflect American culture and the lives of quiltmakers of the past.
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- "Nancy Crow: Contemporary Quiltmaking" by Nancy Crow,
Presented March 30, 2008
Length 59 minutes
Quilts by Nancy Crow were featured in one of the museum's inaugural exhibitions, "Nancy Crow: Cloth, Culture & Context". Ms. Crow describes the evolution of her work, the many inspirations she finds, and the challenges she sees ahead.
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Lecture "Recycling and Resourcefulness: Quilts of the 1930s" by Merikay Waldvogel
Presented July 19, 2007 Length 65 minutes
Merikay Waldvogel (Knoxville, Tennessee) is a nationally known quilt authority with books, exhibitions, articles and television appearances to her credit. She is best known for her published works on 1930s quilts including: "Soft Covers for Hard Times: Quiltmaking and the Great Depression" and "Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair". She was the 2003 Visiting Faculty Scholar at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum.
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Lecture, "From Fibers to Fieldwork", the research of Nao Nomura and Janneken Smucker presented to the American Quilt Study Group, October 2006
Presented by Nao Nomura, this lecture describes the use of fiber analysis and fieldwork techniques to more closely determine quilt provenance.
Length 51 minutes
Ms. Nomura and Ms. Smucker are both graduates of the Quilt Studies program. Ms. Nomura is the former Collections Manager of the IQSC.
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Lecture, "Patchwork and Quilting in the UK" by Dr. Sue Marks
Presented March 19, 2007
Length 45 minutes
Dr. Marks holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Sunderland, United Kingdom. She has studied and presents lectures regarding art and design history, particularly the divisions that occur within the arts and crafts, and feminist debate. She currently is the Chair of Selectors for the British Quilt Study Group and a 2007 Visiting Scholar at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. Her research interests include the study of historic and contemporary British quiltmaking.
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2007 Symposium "Tradition and Trajectories: The Quiltmaker's Education" presentations:
"Our Mothers' Knees" Jean Ray Laury, author of The Creative Woman's Getting-It-All-Together at Home Handbook, Imagery on Fabric, Quilts & Coverlets: A Contemporary Approach, and other books
Presented March 2, 2007 Length 43 minutes
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Keynote Address: "The Ingenious and the Spiritual: How and Why We Make Things" by Stuart Kestenbaum, Director
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
Presented March 3, 2007 Length 35 minutes
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"Reflections of a Traveling Quiltmaker/Teacher: What Have We Learned?" Paulette Peters, quilt artist and past President of the Nebraska State Quilt Guild
Presented March 3, 2007 Length 38 minutes
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Lecture: "Quilt Surface Design Symposium: Incubating the Innovative Quilt" by Michael James.
Presented February 15, 2007
Length 35 minutes
Michael James, Chair of UNL's Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design, Textiles Artist and quilter delivered this lecture at the opening of the exhibition "Give and Take". This exhibition featured quilts created by artists who have been instructors, students or both at the Quilt Surface Design Symposium (QSDS). The QSDS is a two-week educational program for non-traditional quilters held each year in Columbus, Ohio. The show celebrated the importance of the teacher and student relationship among quilt artists. The work of a representative group of professional quilt artists was paired with work of their students.
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Lecture, "The Underground Railroad Quilt Controversy: Looking for the 'Truth'" by Laurel Horton.
Presented March 22, 2006
Length 44 minutes
Laurel Horton is a folklorist and an internationally known quilt researcher. A native of Kentucky, she earned a B.A. in English and an M.S. in Library Science from the University of Kentucky, and an M.A. degree in Folklore from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
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Lecture, "Childhood Treasures: Quilts Made for and by Children" by Mary Ghormley, Nebraska Quilter and Collector
Recorded October 18, 2006
Length 37 minutes
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Lecture, "Snail Trails, Broken Dishes and a Streak of Lightning: Mary Anne Jordan responds to quilts from the International Quilt Study Center" by Mary Anne Jordan
Recorded September 11, 2006
Length 1 hour 7 minutes
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Lecture, "Nebraska Quiltmakers" by Dr. Patricia Crews
Recorded July 14, 2006
Length 22 minutes
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Lecture, "Colonial Revival Influence on Quilt Design" by Dr. Virginia Gunn
Presented June 22, 2006
Length 53 minutes
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Virginia Gunn is a professor of clothing, textiles, and interiors in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at The University of Akron. She teaches courses in historic costume, history of fashion, history of interior design, textile conservation, and material-culture studies. She is curator of the school's historic costume and textile collection.
Dr. Gunn received her B.S. from Kansas State University, Summa Cum Laude; her M.S. from Syracuse University, and her PhD. in History from The University of Akron. She served on the board of directors of the American Quilt Study Group for ten years and was president from 1990 to 1993. She was the editor of Uncoverings, the annual volume of research papers for AQSG, from 1994 to 2003. She is also a member of the International Textile and Apparel Association and the Costume Society of America.
Gallery Talk - "Perfecting the Past: Colonial Revival Quilts" Melissa Slaton, curator
Presented May 30, 2006
Length: 9 minutes
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