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Eagle Motifs in America
Susan E. Wildemuth
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Description for Eagle Motifs in America
Paperback. Num Pages: 80 pages, 117 color photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 280 x 7. Weight in Grams: 422.
Representations of historical eagle motifs from the 1700s to today from across the United States are presented by contemporary quilters. In engaging text and 117 crisp color photos, the story is told of the American bald eagle, as the symbol of the United States, through 28 quilted wall hangings. These capture the spirit and times of each decade from the Revolutionary War to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The American bald eagle is by far the most common and prevailing patriotic icon found in American culture and, like furniture makers, wood carvers, and potters, quilt makers quickly appropriated ... Read more
Representations of historical eagle motifs from the 1700s to today from across the United States are presented by contemporary quilters. In engaging text and 117 crisp color photos, the story is told of the American bald eagle, as the symbol of the United States, through 28 quilted wall hangings. These capture the spirit and times of each decade from the Revolutionary War to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The American bald eagle is by far the most common and prevailing patriotic icon found in American culture and, like furniture makers, wood carvers, and potters, quilt makers quickly appropriated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764345272
SKU
V9780764345272
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About Susan E. Wildemuth
Susan Wildemuth is an author, researcher, and quilting aficionado. Her research, writing, and photographs have been published in national, regional, and local quilt and textile history publications. Her areas of quilt history research are eagle quilts and Illinois quilt history.
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