Art of the Quilter

Now Open
This exhibition is on view in the Foster and Muriel McCarl Gallery
The exhibition is generously funded by the June G. Horsman Family Trust.

“Art of the Quilter” features a selection of American quilts representing a variety of techniques, colors, and materials. Also included is an 1850 woven coverlet adorned with patriotic eagles. Highlights include a lively crazy quilt made in 1886 by 20 women of the First Presbyterian Church in Reedsburg, Wisconsin and a pieced quilt made around 1920 from 103 “George Washington Great American Cut Plug” tobacco pouches. All of the quilts express the imaginative artistic impulses and skill of its maker(s).