The author presents a collection of 150 contemporary African American quilts and the stories behind both the quilts and the quilters.

Jazz, like quilting, is a woven art form. Both genres produce textural harvests spun from the life fibers of masters of the imagination who create for our conte

This book was written in response to a promise made ten years ago, a commitment given to a group of spirits who caused accidents to get our attention. They agre

“Noyes makes history accessible and irresistible . . . Excellent.”* A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted

Kindred Spirits looks at the influence of indigenous art from the American south west on modern and contemporary art. It juxtaposes funerary vessels, paintings,