Miriam Nathan-Roberts (born May 14, 1942, Pittsburgh, PA, d. August 21, 2018, Berkeley, CA) was a 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 edit
- ^ Bavor, Nancy (2018). Art quilts unfolding : 50 years of innovation. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0764356267.
- ^ Cate McQuaid (August 3, 2006). "Stitches in time". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
- ^ "Quilt National Archive". The Dairy Barn Arts Center. 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth". pbs.org. Public Broadcasting Service. 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
External links edit
- Miriam Nathan-Roberts, interview with Nancy Bavor for her book Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation (Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen, PA, 2018)([1] (2009)
- Webpage for Miriam Nathan-Roberts on PBS website for Webpage for documentary A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth[2]
- Miriam Nathan-Roberts, Temple Gate by Firelight (collection of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles).
- Quilt National Archive [3]