Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Off Topic (Slightly)

Is anyone going to NYC for the Red & White show the end of March? 650 quilts will be on display. They are coming from a private collector in New York and many of these quilts have not been shown before. It's being put on by the Folk Art Museum and here is a blurb about the show.

In what will be the most extensive collection of quilts ever displayed in New York City, Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts is a showcase of America's finest handiwork. The American Folk Art Museum, which is celebrating the Year of the Quilt, is taking over the cavernous hall of the Park Avenue Armory to hang more than 650 red-and-white quilts, all owned by one dedicated private collector. For more information, visit folkartmuseum.org.

Sharon
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    Wonder how I can score a flight from Sydney to NYC?
    I would LERVE to see this exhibition, but alas! the tyranny of distance!

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  2. antique quilterJanuary 6, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    Yes I will be going into NYC at least once.
    I am lucky enough to live about an hour away or so

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  3. Pinkadot QuiltsJanuary 6, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    Yes I am also going with some friends. Not sure which day yet.....I am about 2 hours away. Kathie maybe we can meet up?

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  4. JanJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    It's on my calendar! I'm going to try to make it from Chicago. My parents live in the vicinity so I can combine the trip.

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  5. ranetteJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    Oh my...be still my beating heart! No way that I can go as I live way, way far from NYC, but I will be looking forward to everyone's blog posts about these delightful quilts!

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  6. SueJanuary 6, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    I am going- flying in with my friend from the UK.

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  7. PatJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Those of you fortunate enough to attend - we will be waiting for a report!!! Lucky you!!! Looks like it will be an incredible display...any chance they will be publishing an exhibit catalog?? I would hope so - it could become a collectors item! (Hmmm...come to think of it - my niece and her family live in Brooklyn....)

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  8. SharonJanuary 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM

    Here is what the Folk Art Museum is saying

    For six days in March, the American Folk Art Museum will dramatically transform the Park Avenue Armory’s historic 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall with the installation of more than 650 red and white American quilts, all of which are on loan from one private New York City collection. It will be the largest exhibition of quilts ever held in the city. As an extraordinary gift to the public, entry to this unprecedented event is free. A café and a book and gift shop will be open during show hours.

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  9. Sujata ShahJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:02 AM

    I am planning on going too! I hope to see some of you there! Wish there was a way to identify each other if we all ended up there on the same day!

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  10. Linda CJanuary 9, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    Hi Sharon, l will be coming in from Australia, and can't wait!! Less than 11 weeks till it opens. Hope to see you and others there. Maybe we need to make a quilt pin so we can recognize each other among the thousands of quilters who will be there.

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