| Martha Skelton: Master Quilter of Mississippi Contributor(s): Johnson Huff, Mary Elizabeth (Author), Schwalm, J. D. (Photographer), Grayson, Walt (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1934110817 ISBN-13: 9781934110812 Publisher: University Press of Mississippi OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2008 Annotation: An illustrated biography of one of Mississippi's most beloved artisans and teachers |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Crafts & Hobbies | Quilts & Quilting - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007043539 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 9.14" W x 9.3" (2.33 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Mississippi - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Like all art forms, quilting has its "masters," and Vicksburg, Mississippi's Martha Butcher Skelton is among them. Noted quilt scholar Mary Elizabeth Johnson chronicles Martha Skelton's life and her development into one of America's foremost quilt artists. Born in West Virginia, Martha Skelton was reared in Oklahoma. Her interest in quilting began when, as a girl, she watched her mother and aunts make quilts and enjoy needlework. After graduating college and marrying, she moved to Vicksburg and served as a school librarian for a number of years while raising a family. During this time, her quilting began to develop into an art. Having completed more than two hundred quilts (over ninety of which are photographed here in full color), Skelton has been recognized as a master quilter and teacher of the craft. Twice she was selected to participate in the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Festival. She was instrumental in establishing the quilting program for the Mississippi State Fair and has taught in almost every Mississippi county, as well as in numerous other states. Two of her quilts are a part of the Museum of the American Quilter's Society's permanent collection, and her quilts are also included in the Mountain Mist quilt collection and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History collection. |