lancaster county heritage quilt fund
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Art of the Quilt
EndowmentLancaster County Heritage Quilt Fund
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“The work of Amish quilt makers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, between about 1870 and 1950 was one of the finest aesthetic forms in America.” � �� Robert�Hughes,�Art�Critic�&�Historian
We�Extend�Our�Thanks�ToWillow Valley Retirement Communities
Founding Endowment SponsorLancaster�County�Heritage�Quilt�Fund
Our�Co-Sponsors�Shumaker�PDT
Special�Occasions/Queen�Street�LinensJimmy�Duffy’s�Catering
Our�Contributing�SponsorsThe�Armstrong�FoundationThe�Turkey�Hill�ExperienceFreiman�Stoltzfus�Gallery
Blue�Ridge�CableDonald�Blyler�Events
Capital�Wine�&�SpiritsChetroy�Productions
Our�Quilt�CuratorsWho set the standard for those who will follow
Dr.�Patricia�T�Herr��Julie�SilberGloria�Mast�
Wendell�Zercher
Crazy Quilt C.1925Gift of Irene N. Walsh
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Front Cover Quilt: Diamond in the Square, U.S. Postage Stamp 2001, Gift of Irene N. Walsh C.1925 Quilts from the collections of the Heritage Center of Lancaster County
Support�Lancaster’s�Quilts�������������for�Today�&�Tomorrow
The�Lancaster�County�Heritage�QUILT�FUND�Endowment�at�the�Community�Foundation�is�a�long-term,�permanent�savings�account. �Through�contributions�and�investments,�it�will�grow�over�time�
and�provide�a�sustainable�source�of�income�to�support�and�care�for�our�quilt�collection. �Contributions�to�the�Quilt�Endowment�Fund�are�critical�to�securing�long-term�financial�support.�The�Community�Foundation�manages�the�details�freeing�time�for�caretakers�and�curators�to�focus�on�how�our�community�will�best�benefit,�learn�from�and�enjoy�this�nationally�significant�collection.
Why�Endowment?Endowment�gives�our�community�security�and�flexibility.�Endowment�Funds�established�at�the�Community�Foundation�allow�organizations�to�work�with�people�who�care�about�their�cause�to�build�a�long-term,�sustainable�source�of�revenue�and�support.
For�more�information�on�the�LANCASTER�COUNTY�HERITAGE�QUILT�FUND�Endowment�visit��lancfound.org/funds/quiltfund Endowment
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Bars: Wild Goose Chase Variation National Endowment for the Humanities National Treasure Gift of Irene N. Walsh C.1920
Our�Quilts’�Journey���1880-1950� Quilts�made�by�Amish�women�in�Lancaster�County
1971� Doug�Tompkins,�co-owner�of�Esprit�de�Corps�Clothing�� of�San�Francisco,�is�inspired�by�Whitney�Museum’s��“Abstracts�in�� �� American�Design”�and�begins�to�collect�Amish�Quilts
1983� Julie�Silber�named�the�Esprit�Quilt�Collection’s�curator
1990� 82�Lancaster�Amish�Quilts�selected�from�the�Esprit�� �� Collection�are�featured�in�exhibition�at�the�Fine�Arts�� �� Museum�of�San�Francisco�
1990’s� Quilts�appear�in�traveling�exhibitions�in�the�US,�� Australia,�Germany�and�Japan�
2000� Tompkins�announces�he�wants�to�sell�the�quilts
2001� 4�Quilts�featured�on�US�Postage�Stamps
2002� Quilts�return�to�Lancaster�County.�A�Campaign�of�� �� The�Heritage�Center�of�Lancaster�County�
2004-12� Exhibitions�of�the�collection�appear�at�the�Lancaster� Quilt�&�Textile�Museum
2008� 6�Quilts�in�the�Collection�selected�by�the�National�� � �� Endowment�for�the�Humanities�to�be�included�with� 40�other�masterpieces�of�art�in�their�Picturing�America�series. Bars: National Endowment for the Humanities National Treasure
Gift in Memory of Louise Stoltzfus C.1925
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W��� hat�is�it�about�these�Lancaster�Amish�quilts�that�is�so�compelling?���� For�Doug�(Tompkins),�it�is�primarily�a�visual�matter.��To�him,�
Lancaster�quilts�are�masterpieces�of�design.��The�pure�geometric�forms�and�unexpected�sumptuous�color�combinations�come�together�in�works�of�extraordinary�power�and�vitality.��With�their�austere�formats�and�plain�cloth,�Lancaster�quilts�are�to�Doug,�“a�first�statement�of�design�principles—simple�and�absolute.”��I�have�a�different�approach:��quilts�are�indeed�beautiful�objects,�and�they�are�more.��They�embody�many�levels�of�meaning.��I�see�them�as�fabric�“documents”�holding�within�them�the�lives�of�the�women�who�made�them�and�the�people�who�lived�with�them.��So,�for�me,�the�Esprit�collection�is�Amish�quilts�and�Amish�people;�it�is�both�a�body�of�magnificent�design�and�a�window�into�the�facinating�culture�and�the�times�that�produced�it.�� Julie Silber, Esprit Quilt Curator
I��� n�their�complexity,�visual�intensity�and�quality�of�craftsmanship,�������such�works�simply�dispel�the�idea�that�folk�art�is�innocent�social�
birdsong.�They�are�as�much�a�part�of�the�story�of�high�aesthetic�effort�in�America�as�any�painting�or�sculpture.�They�deserve�our�attention�and�abundantly�repay�it. Robert Hughes, Art Critic & Historian
Excerpts�from�Amish:�The�Art�of�the�Quilt�By�Robert�Hughes,�Julie�Silber�-�Knopf (1993)
Diamond in the Square, Sunshine and Shadow Variation National Endowment for the Humanities National TreasureGift of Great Women of Lancaster C.1935 E
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Nine Patch Gift of Irene N. Walsh C.1910
EndowmentLone Star U.S. Postage Stamp 2001, National Endowment for the Humanities National Treasure Gift of Irene N. Walsh C.1920