| Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World's Conscience Contributor(s): Mazloomi, Carolyn L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764357409 ISBN-13: 9780764357404 Publisher: Schiffer Craft OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Quilts & Quilting - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 746.46 |
| LCCN: 2018956475 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 9.3" W x 9.2" (1.80 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A powerful way to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, this book reminds us of its impact and each of its 30 principles, using intriguing art quilts. Sometimes taking us by surprise, the 75 textile artists visualize the global struggle for human rights with their interpretations of the Declaration, ratified in 1948, which represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are innately entitled. The 91 works' themes include the first recorded initiation of human rights in Persia in 539 BCE, the plight of child soldiers and child brides, unlawful incarceration, the right to privacy, fair labor practices, torture, and the right of all world citizens to food, education, shelter, and healthcare. Together with the text of each Rights Declaration article, a message from the artist explains each quilt's inspiration and meaning. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mazloomi, Carolyn L.: - Carolyn L. Mazloomi, among the most influential historians of African American quilts, received the Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. The founder of Women of Color Quilters Network, she is the author of eight books on quilts. carolynlmazloomi.com |