About This Artwork
Bedcover Entitled "Garfield and Arthur"c. 1880
Cotton; plain and combined twill weaves, block-, roller-, and/or engraved roller- printed; pieced; backed with cotton, plain weave; roller-printed; quilted with cotton thread
215.7 x 218.9 cm (84 7/8 x 86 1/4 in.)
Gift of Shelly Zegart, 2001.459
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
Frankfort, Kentucky, Old State Capital, "The Political and Campaign Quilt," October 1–November 11, 1984
Houston, Texas, International Quilt Festival, "America Collects Quilts," November 3–November 6, 1994
Paducah, Kentucky, Museum of the American Quilter's Society, "Campaign Voice-Ballot Choices: Political Keepsakes and Quilts," September 7, 1997–January 18, 1998
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, Brandywine River Museum, "The Fabric of Persuasion: 200 Years of Political Quilts," September 9–November 19, 2000
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Exploring Quilts: Art, History and Craftsmanship," March 17–September 12, 2004
Publication History
Florence, Cathy Gaines. Collecting Quilts: Investing in America's Heritage. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter's Society, 1985.
Martin, Judy. Shining Star Quilts. Wheatridge, Colorado: Moon Over Mountain Publishing Co., 1987.
Bullard, Lacy Folmar. Quilts: From Colonial to Contemporary. Illinois: Publications International, Ltd., 1992).
Baird, Lyiljana. Quilts. Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1994.
Zegart, Terri. Quilts: An American Heritage. New York: SMITHMARK Publishers Inc., 1994.