Crazy quilt

Assembles the experiences of women who have been institutionalized for insanity in the last century. Square pages of richly colored patterns and text unfold into one large quilt like square. The text resembles sewn handwriting from the women such as Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Frances Farmer.

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Metadata

Title:

Crazy quilt

Date of publication:

1998

Place of publication:

Rosendale, NY

Publisher:

Women's Studio Workshop

Subjects:

Women--Mental health, Women--Socialization

ISBN:

1893125033

Dimensions:

75 x 77 cm. folded to 26 x 26 cm.

Number in edition:

100

Paging:

[15] p.

Printing method:

Screen print, letterpress

Structure:

Fold Book

Funding source:

Women's Studio Workshop

Signature:

Signed by the artist

Writer:

Maureen Cummins

Printer:

Maureen Cummins

Binder:

Maureen Cummins

Other notes:

Contents: Mary Jane Ward--Lydia A. Smith, 1865-1871--Alice Bingham Russell, 1883-1906--Kate Lee, 1899-1900--Margaret Starr, 1901-1902--Tirzah F. Shedd, 1865--Francis Farmer, 1943-1950--Kate Millett--Charlotte Perkins Gilman, 1881--Elizabeth Packard, 1860-1863--Dolores Cummins, 1963.; 3 bi-fold panels hinged to center panel, exposing 9 panels