MEDIA KIT - Queensland Art Gallery
MEDIA KIT - Queensland Art Gallery
MEDIA KIT - Queensland Art Gallery
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14 June 2013<br />
HISTORIC QUILTS REVEALED AT QAG<br />
An exhibition of historic British quilts opens at the <strong>Queensland</strong> <strong>Art</strong><br />
<strong>Gallery</strong> (QAG) tomorrow, bringing with it the enthralling social histories<br />
and personal stories of more than 200 years of quiltmaking and<br />
patchwork.<br />
<strong>Queensland</strong> <strong>Art</strong> <strong>Gallery</strong> | <strong>Gallery</strong> of Modern <strong>Art</strong> (QAGOMA) Director<br />
Chris Saines said ‘Quilts 1700–1945’, from London’s Victoria and Albert<br />
Museum (V&A) was on display exclusively at QAG until September 22.<br />
‘The exhibition includes more than 35 hand-crafted textiles created to<br />
provide comfort and commemorate historical events and family<br />
occasions between 1690 and 1945, plus a host of associated material<br />
such as pin cushions, needlework tools and sewing baskets,’ Mr Saines<br />
said.<br />
‘The works in ‘Quilts’ come primarily from the esteemed collection of the<br />
V&A, the world’s leading decorative arts and design museum.<br />
Maker unknown / Cover or hanging showing<br />
alphabet of love and courtship 1875–85 /<br />
Wool / Collection: Victoria and Albert<br />
Museum, London / © Victoria and Albert<br />
Museum, London<br />
‘Select pieces have travelled from British regional museums and private<br />
collections, and there is the special addition of the much-admired Rajah<br />
quilt 1841, sewn by convict women during transportation to Van<br />
Diemen’s Land, on loan from the National <strong>Gallery</strong> of Australia.’<br />
Divided into four thematic sections, the exhibition explores the domestic landscape of the wealthy bedrooms<br />
of 18th century Britain; the private thoughts and political debates that emerged as patchwork spread to<br />
aspirational middle class homes in the early 19th century; the movement of quilts to the public sphere for<br />
exhibition and display in Victorian England; and the survival of quiltmaking in economically deprived areas in<br />
the face of the emergence of mass production in the early 20th century.<br />
‘The exhibition has been curated for QAG by Sue Prichard, Curator of Contemporary Textiles at the V&A,<br />
based on the popular exhibition ‘Quilts 1700–2010: Hidden Histories, Untold Stories’, presented in 2010 at the<br />
V&A,’ Mr Saines said.<br />
‘QAGOMA previously partnered with the V&A for ‘Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones’ in 2010 at QAG.’<br />
Mr Saines said public programs throughout the duration of the exhibition would bring the fascinating histories<br />
of quiltmaking to life for visitors.<br />
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