Nancy Crow

Nancy Morrison Crow (born 1943) is an American art quilter and fiber artist.[1]

Crow was born in 1943 in the small town of Loudonville, Ohio. She is the youngest of eight children.[2] Crow studied ceramics and weaving at Ohio State University where she earned a BFA in 1965 and a MFA in 1969. In 1979, she began to concentrate seriously on quilt making. Her emphasis from the beginning was on graphic power of color. In her early quilts, she juxtaposed traditional quilt patterns like the Log Cabin block with vibrant color combinations. Her later works use her own asymmetrical designs. Crow is one of the leading figures in the development of the art quilting movement of the 1970s and 1980s. She is also a founder of the Quilt National exhibitions (which began in 1979). In 1994, she established a workshop facility on the farm where she lives, near Baltimore, Ohio.

She says of her work:

"I have made more than 300 quilts. The purpose of my quilts is to make something beautiful but, at the same time, my quilts are a means of expression, representing my deepest feelings and my life experiences. In addition, my quilts are all about how I see color and color relationships, how I see shapes, and how I see line and linear movements. They are also about complexity, sadness, and hope."[3]

Quilt series

Chinese Souls #2 is a quilt created in 1992 as a part of the Chinese Souls series. (Indianapolis Museum of Art)

Exhibitions

Collections

Crow's works are in the following collections:

References

  1. 1 2 Koplos, Janet; Metcalf, Bruce (2010). Makers: a history of American studio craft. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 422. ISBN 9780807834138.
  2. Crow, Nancy (1990). Nancy Crow, quilts and influences (1st ed.). Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society. p. 22. ISBN 0891459448.
  3. Crow, Nancy (2006). Nancy Crow. Elmhurst, IL: Breckling Press. p. vii. ISBN 1933308036.
  4. Crow, Nancy (1990). Nancy Crow, quilts and influences (1st ed.). Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society. p. 50. ISBN 0891459448.
  5. Crow, Nancy (2006). Nancy Crow. Elmhurst, IL: Breckling Press. p. 35. ISBN 1933308036.
  6. Crow, Nancy (2006). Nancy Crow. Elmhurst, IL: Breckling Press. p. 52. ISBN 1933308036.
  7. Crow, Nancy (2006). Nancy Crow. Elmhurst, IL: Breckling Press. p. 69. ISBN 1933308036.
  8. Crow, Nancy (1995). Nancy Crow—improvisational quilts. Lafayette, CA: C & T Pub. p. 38. ISBN 1571200045.

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