{"product_id":"it-tells-my-story-the-yvonne-wells-collection-at-the-international-quilt-museum-hardcover","title":"It Tells My Story: The Yvonne Wells Collection at the International Quilt Museum - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeresa Duryea Wong\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Ducey\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Tells My Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeously illustrated art book showcasing thirty-four quilts from the Yvonne Wells Collection at the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Yvonne Wells is an acclaimed artist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, whose narrative quilts are immediately recognizable. Using bright colors and bold designs, Wells's quilts include references to biblical stories, the Civil Rights Movement, and moments from her life. Among the more than ten thousand objects in the International Quilt Museum permanent collection, Wells is the most represented artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssays by quilt historians Teresa Duryea Wong, Carolyn Ducey, Kyra E. Hicks, and Sharbreon Plummer discuss Wells and her place in the art world. \u003ci\u003eIt Tells My Story\u003c\/i\u003e highlights Wells's most beloved quilt series, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Deadly Sins\u003c\/i\u003e, which Wells describes in her own words. The vibrancy and vitality of Wells's creations are featured throughout the book, including the backs of many of Wells's quilts, which have never been published before, bringing to life the extraordinary work of this renowned quilter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeresa Duryea Wong\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, quilter, and textiles scholar. She is the author of seven books on quilt history and textiles, including \u003ci\u003eKawaii Appliqué Quilts from Japan\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored with Naomi Ichikawa, \u003ci\u003eSewing and Survival: Native American Quilts from 1880-2022\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJapanese Contemporary Quilts and Quilters: The Story of an American Import\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a member of the International Quilt Museum advisory board and a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eQuiltfolk\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn Ducey\u003c\/b\u003e recently retired as the Ardis B. James Curator of Collections at the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and currently oversees special projects. She curated numerous exhibitions and contributed to others, including \u003ci\u003eAn Evolving Vision: The James Collection, 1997-2022\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Quilts in the Industrial Age: 1760-1870\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKyra E. Hicks\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, and other books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharbreon Plummer\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning public scholar, artist, and curator from southeast Louisiana. She is the founder of AYA Thought Studio and has spent the past fifteen years shaping and facilitating transformative programs and initiatives that center liberation and justice through arts and culture. She specializes in Black art history and material culture, Southern folkways, and craft studies, with an emphasis on textiles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvonne Wells\u003c\/b\u003e is a contemporary artist, quilter, and educator from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She is a recipient of the Governor's Arts Award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Her art is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the High Museum of Art, the International Quilt Museum, and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 10.1 x 10.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367984017713,"sku":"9781496247902","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/qHp--jFNxa9781496247902.webp?v=1789779153","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/it-tells-my-story-the-yvonne-wells-collection-at-the-international-quilt-museum-hardcover","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}