Quilts and Human Rights - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Quilts and Human Rights write by Marsha MacDowell. This book was released on 2016. Quilts and Human Rights available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Quilts and Human Rights offers a new understanding of the history of global human rights as seen through textiles of awareness and activism. Of all the textile forms linked to human rights activities, one form--the quilt--has proved an especially potent and popular form for individuals, working alone or as part of organized groups, to subversively or overtly act for human rights. Through a description of this activity over time and space, Quilts and Human Rights advances awareness of critical human rights issues: suffrage, race relations, civil wars, natural disasters, HIV/AIDs, and ethnic, sexual, and gender discrimination. Quilts and Human Rights pays tribute to the individuals who have used needle skills to prick the conscience and encourage action against human rights violations.
Quilts and Health
Quilts and Health - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Quilts and Health write by Marsha MacDowell. This book was released on 2018-01-05. Quilts and Health available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Name an illness, medical condition, or disease and you will find quiltmaking associated with it. From Alzheimer's to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Lou Gehrig's Disease to Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, and for nearly every form of cancer, millions of quilts have been made in support of personal well-being, health education, patient advocacy, memorialization of victims, and fundraising. In Quilts and Health, Marsha MacDowell, Clare Luz, and Beth Donaldson explore the long historical connection between textiles and health and its continued and ever growing importance in contemporary society. This lavishly illustrated book brings together hundreds of health-related quilts—with imagery from abstract patterns to depictions of fibromyalgia to an ovarian cancer diary—and the stories behind the art, as told by makers, recipients, healthcare professionals, and many others. This incredible book speaks to the healing power of quilts and quiltmaking and to the deep connections between art and health.
Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium
Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium write by Carolyn L. Mazloomi. This book was released on 2019-04-12. Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A powerful way to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration--the most translated document in the history of the world--this book reminds us of its impact and each of its 30 principles, using 91 intriguing art quilts. Sometimes taking us by surprise, these visions help us rethink human rights and the devastating impats of intolerance and bigotry"--Page [4] of cover.
OURstory Quilts
OURstory Quilts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook OURstory Quilts write by Susanne Miller Jones. This book was released on 2019-09-28. OURstory Quilts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Today's renewed interest in our basic rights has become part of popular culture and breaking news. From the Mexican border to the #MeToo movement, these images made in fabric are amazing, colorful, and thought provoking. The images offer a new perspective and answer the new demand for attention. These 65 quilts focus on the history of the battles for human, civil, and political rights, and the continuing developments today. They also celebrate the heroes. The heroes who fought for rights, as well as the events that have drawn the attention of news media and the public. Personal stories offer moving reminders and encouragement for future rights successes. The quilts are created by 47 artists from six countries.
The Quilts of Gee's Bend
The Quilts of Gee's Bend - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Quilts of Gee's Bend write by John Beardsley. This book was released on 2002. The Quilts of Gee's Bend available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Since the 19th century, the women of Gee s Bend in southern Alabama have created stunning, vibrant quilts. Beautifully illustrated with 110 color illustrations, The Quilts of Gee s Bend includes a historical overview of the two hundred years of extraordinary quilt-making in this African-American community, its people, and their art-making tradition. This book is being.released in conjunction with a national exhibition tour including The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, and the Whitney Museum of American Art."
