Currently, the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles is celebrating it's 35th Anniversary.
We visited this summer and enjoyed a large scale exhibit of textile art by Mark Adams.
(Sorry, no pictures with respect to the artist.)
(Sorry, no pictures with respect to the artist.)
To read more about this exhibit as well as the prolific body of work Mark Adam's produced in his more than sixty year career in painting, tapestry, and stained glass go to: http://sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions_MarkAdams.html
The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles also houses a permanent collection of Quilts & Textiles comprised of 850 items, including historic quilts, contemporary art quilts, and textile-based art forms, as well as costumes and garments from world cultures. Formed in 1977, the Museum’s collection has gained distinction for its’ unique art and material culture collection both locally and nationally.
This quilt greeted us at the entrance,
with it's detail and history gracefully documented:
The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles also houses a permanent collection of Quilts & Textiles comprised of 850 items, including historic quilts, contemporary art quilts, and textile-based art forms, as well as costumes and garments from world cultures. Formed in 1977, the Museum’s collection has gained distinction for its’ unique art and material culture collection both locally and nationally.
with it's detail and history gracefully documented:
