Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown
About Joe Cunningham: Joe Cunningham's early mentors were steeped in quilt history and traditional techniques, leading him to a life of studying, making, and writing about quilts. He travels widely to lecture and teach on the subject. Cunningham lives in San Francisco with his wife and two sons.About Robert Shaw: Robert Shaw, former curator at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, is the author ofAmerican Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007and numerous other books. He has curated quilt exhibitions in the United States, Europe, and Japan; written articles forThe Magazine Antiquesand other publications; and served as a consultant to private collectors, museums, and Sotheby's.About Janneken Smucker: Janneken Smucker is a PhD candidate in American civilization at the University of Delaware. Research for her dissertation, 'From Rags to Riches: Amish Quilts and the Crafting of Value,' has been generously supported by fellowships from the Smithsonian Institution, Winterthur Museum and Library, the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, and the American Quilt Study Group.