The museum has a new exhibit
that should be of interest to everyone. Entitled "Follow
the Thread: Quilts from the Museum’s Permanent Collection", the exhibit
features pieces from the Museum’s permanent collection ranging from the
1850s through the 1990s and is rotating these pieces through
January 8, 2017. The last round of quilts is now on display. October
8 – January 8, Part 4: “Cultural Influences” explores
styles representative of various cultures. Examples include a Log Cabin quilt
by a maker of Hispanic descent, Crazy Quilts inspired by Japanese crazed vases,
and a Wickenburg Quilt depicting the local area.
On Wednesday, November 23, the west valley edition of the
Republic newspaper, under
"Things to do" was a listing for the DCWM and the
"Follow The Threads" exhibit. Part of it reads "Recent
research by the Arizona Quilt Documentation Project sheds light on the makers
and techniques represented in the wide variety of quilts that made their way
the Wickenburg."
They have also published a book of their collection, for sale
only through the museum.
https://westernmuseum.org/exhibition/follow-the-thread-quilts-from-the-museums-permanent-collection/
