Velda Newman is a contemporary American quilter from Northern California, specializing in close-up depictions of the natural world. Common subjects for her quilts are flowers, fruit, and fish.[1]

Newman has received numerous national and international quilting awards, including her quilt "Hydrangea" being listed as one of "The 20th Century's 100 Best Quilts".[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Caudell, Robin (10 June 2013). "Gallery takes on extreme nature quilts". Press-Republican. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Caryl Bryer Fallert (11 July 2011). "100 best quilts of the 20th century with links to pictures". bryerpatch.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Art Quilts by Velda Newman". The Art of the Quilt. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

Further reading

  • Shaw, Robert (1997). The Art Quilt. Hugh Lauter Levin Associates. ISBN 9780883633250.
  • Shaw, Robert (2014). American Quilts: The Democratic Art. Sterling. ISBN 978-1454913979.
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