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Artistic Creation: Amish Quilts and Abstract Art

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From Uncoverings 2005, Volume 26 of the Research Papers of the American Quilt Study Group

2005

By: Cadogan, Heather

Heather Cadogan has a background in Medical Technology and became inter­ested in quilts and quiltmaking approximately eight years ago. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Liberal Studies at the University of Delaware. As part of this program, she began researching Amish quilts in the context of twentieth century art and is interested in quilts as creative expressions of women and how they fit into the broader scope of art history.