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Our members have been talking about this new series from Executive Producer Shelly Zegart. This 9 part series examines quilting in a whole new way.
The entire series is available on DVD directly from Why Quilts Matter (www.whyquiltsmatter.org). The DVD (in NTSC format) includes bonus features not available through the series. In addition you can access an Image Resource Guide through their website, which contains information about the quilts and images seen in each episode.
Here's what the Why Quilts Matter website has to say about the episode, "Quilt Marketplace."
The marketplace for quilts has always been a bit of a mystery. It’s hard to understand why some quilts are so much pricier than others, and why some old quilts aren’t worth anything at all. And how can an artist ask $10,000 for a brand new quilt…and get it? In this episode of Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics, host Shelly Zegart takes you behind the scenes in the quilt marketplace—past and present—where you will meet its players, learn its unwritten rules, and penetrate its secrets. Discover why one 19th-century quilt was worth $264,000 and how a quilt can go from $150 to $20,000 as it passes from picker to dealer, up the ladder of expertise. Find out how artists price their quilts in the contemporary market and how technology is changing the playing field forever.
Here's a preview:
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