The State of the Art Quilt Author:edited by Barbara Packer The objective of Quilt Expo is twofold: to present a pictorial survey of today's quilt scene for examination by the collector, and to direct serious attention to the study of the contemporary quilt as an art form. Other catalogs have handsomely displayed the quilts of many fine artists and, in so doing, have earned a larger audince for and a gr... more »eater appreciation of the rich and vital creations of these artists. The present volume is intended to continue the admirable work of its predicessors but also to suggest another path: namely, the study of quilts in the context of art, not merely craft, history. Our aim has been to combine quality photographic reproductions of contemporary quilts with serious--to many minds, long overdue--writing about them.« less