Miriam Nathan-Roberts

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Miriam Nathan-Roberts (May 14, 1942, Pittsburgh, PA - 2018, Berkeley, CA) was an American textile artist who specialized in Studio Art Quilting. Her work was centered on abstract "illusions of three dimensions on flat or semi-flat surfaces." [1] [2] Nathan-Roberts received many awards at the Quilt National over the years, including Best in Show (1982, 1999), the People's Choice Award (1985), and the Juror's Award of Merit (2013); she served as Juror in 2005. [3]

Her work Changing Planes (1992) was featured in The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts: Celebrating 100 Years of the Art of Quiltmaking, a 1999 exhibition and catalogue. The PBS documentary A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth (PBS Home Video, 2001–06) was based on this exhibition and Nathan-Roberts was interviewed in part 1 "Moments in Time." [4]

Her work is in the collection of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles and has been featured in Art/Quilt Magazine, Quilter's Newsletter , and American Quilter, along with many books including America's Glorious Quilts,Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation and The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts: Celebrating 100 Years of the Art of Quiltmaking.

References

  1. Bavor, Nancy (2018). Art quilts unfolding : 50 years of innovation. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN   0764356267.
  2. McQuaid, Cate (August 3, 2006). "Stitches in time". Boston Globe . Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  3. "Quilt National Archive". The Dairy Barn Arts Center. 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. "A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth". pbs.org. Public Broadcasting Service. 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.