Utah Quilts: Expressions of Tradition and Innovation

Authors

Claire Dixon, Brigham Young University
Dr. Marian Wardle, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Utah quilts, tradition, innovation, quilt

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Art

Abstract

With this grant, I set out to design a quilt exhibition that would satisfy two distinct interpretations of quilts that have emerged in the last few decades. One camp, which Susan Bernick further separates into “art” quilt culture and “feminist” quilt culture, aims to elevate quilts from their folk art status because of their extraordinary design quality and because of their similarity to modern and post-modern art movements. The other camp—the less self-conscious one—consists of the average quilt makers who have at times been venerated and at times been ignored, but who have continued nonetheless in the tradition handed down by their mothers.

Recommended Citation

Dixon, Claire and Wardle, Dr. Marian (2013) "Utah Quilts: Expressions of Tradition and Innovation," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2162.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2162