{"product_id":"9781735278452-new-deal-for-quilts","title":"A New Deal for Quilts","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New Deal for Quilts\u003c\/i\u003e explores how, in response to the Great Depression in the 1930s, the Roosevelt administration used quilts to inspire perseverance and thriftiness among Americans during dire conditions, encouraging them to create quilts both individually and collectively in response to unemployment, displacement, and recovery efforts.\u003cbr\u003eDuring the Roosevelt administration’s efforts to combat the Great Depression, the quilt became an emblem for how to lift one’s family out of poverty, piece by piece. \u003ci\u003eA New Deal for Quilts\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the U.S. government drew on quilts and quilt-making, encouraging Americans to create quilts individually and collectively in response to unemployment, displacement, and recovery efforts. Quilters shared their perspectives on New Deal programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and the National Recovery Administration, which sent quilts as gifts to the Roosevelts and other officials. Federal programs used quilts’ symbolic heft to communicate the values and behaviors individuals should embrace amid the Depression, perceiving the practical potential of crafts to lift morale and impart new skills. The government embraced quilts to demonstrate the efficacy of its programs, show women how they could contribute to their families’ betterment, and generate empathy for impoverished Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With more than one hundred period photographs and images of quilts, \u003ci\u003eA New Deal for Quilts\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the visual environment of the Depression while conveying ways craft, work, race, poverty, and politics intersected during this pivotal era. Accompanying the book is a fall 2023 exhibit at the International Quilt Museum, featuring 1930s quilts drawn from its renowned collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41502807228513,"sku":"9781735278452","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38264642.jpg?v=1763862741","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781735278452-new-deal-for-quilts","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}