Fabric of a Nation

A mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil War. A formerly enslaved African American woman creates a quilt populated by biblical figures alongside celestial events. Spanning more than 400 years, the 58 works of textile art in this book express the personal narratives of their makers and owners and connect to broader stories of global trade, immigration, industry, marginalisation, and territorial and cultural expansion.
ISBN 9780878468768. MFA Publications. hb. 240 pages. 120 colours. 25 x 26 cm.
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