RED - Quilts from the Kiracofe Collection Reception

We invite you to join the curator and collector Roderick Kiracofe for an afternoon reception for his show RED - Quilts from the Kiracofe Collection. He will be giving an informal talk about his personal view of forming his collection and how the color red played a part.

Signed copies of his latest book, Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar, 1950 - 2000, will be available for purchase from the author at the reception.

About the Curator

Roderick Kiracofe is the author of many critically acclaimed books, including, Unconventional & Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar, 1950 - 2000, The American Quilt: A History of Cloth & Comfort, and Cloth & Comfort: Pieces of Women’s Lives from Their Quilts and Diaries. He co-founded The Quilt Digest and curated “Showcase” for volumes 1-5 (1983-1987); produced and designed Yvonne Porcella: A Colorful Book and was a regular participant on the PBS series The Great American Quilt, one of PBS’ most popular series. He was a consultant to the California Heritage Quilt Project and consulted on the selection of the quilts for the exhibition and book Ho for California. He also served on the first board of directors for Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA).

Mr. Kiracofe is an art collector and has assembled one of the largest private collections of “unique” 20th century quilts and quilt tops. He was also actively involved in the creation of some of this country’s most important private and corporate quilt collections including Bank of America, Levi Strauss & Co., Esprit de Corp among others. He has curated exhibitions in the US and Japan and quilts from his collection have been shown in several museums.

Exhibition: October 31 - December 21, 2018

Reception: November 25, 2pm - 5pm