R i v k a R a s s –––Exhibitions New York War and Pieced : The Annette Gero Collection of Quilts from Military Fabrics 6 September 2017 – 7 January 2018 American Folk Art Museum New York Free admission www . folkartmuseum . org One of the most fascinating exhibitions currently on view in New York presents richly - colored quilts made from military uniforms by men during wartime . Featured at the American Folk Art Museum – a unique museum devoted to aesthetic appreciation of traditional folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self - taught artists from the USA and elsewhere – the 29 quilts were made from the colorful British Army uniforms during the Napoleonic wars and during battles fought by the British in South Africa and India . All the quilts were stitched by injured soldiers in hospitals and by prisoners in POW camps . The quilts , including some from Austria
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