In October 1991, a folk art quilt that represents the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras, was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for a record amount of $264,000. Folk Art, Fall 2003, published an article co-written by Melissa Jurgena and Patricia Crews. The article: “The Reconciliation Quilt: Lucinda Ward Houstain’s Pictorial Diary of an American Era” begins on page 38 of that journal, and can be viewed at the website of the International Quilt Study Center. This is a remarkable piece of American folk art and well worth taking a look.
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Patricia Cummings
