Log Cabin Quilts

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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Log Cabin Quilts
Ann Roth, curator
May 14, 1982–August 1, 1982
White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The Log Cabin quilt, first introduced around 1850, has become a central part of the American quiltmaking tradition. A symbol of the pioneer movement, the quilts demonstrate a range of dazzling visual effects and provide ample evidence of the creativity of the quilters who designed and made them. Nine quilts selected from the Museum's outstanding collection and on loan will be displayed in the White Gallery.

Works of art

Miss Gladback
Log Cabin Straight Furrow quilt, circa 1880–1910
Friends of Anthony Coler and Matilda Charlotte Cook Coler
Friends of Anthony Coler and Matilda Charlotte Cook Coler