Want to see some of Ken Burns' quilt collection and can't make it to the International Quilt Study Center & Museum at the University of Nebraska? We found a few for you to view.

CowboysIndians.com has a new article featuring seven of the quilts from the collection.

Click here to read Ken Burns' article with The New York Times regarding the collection.

Uncovered

The Ken Burns Collection

January 19 - May 13, 2018

Prolific film-maker and documentarian Ken Burns loves antique American quilts.

To him, each of these textiles represents a moment in time and American history—a nexus of individuals and geography and culture that can never be fully recovered, but which is nevertheless represented in these strikingly graphic compositions. Burns is less concerned with the provenance and genealogy of his quilts than with their gestalt—both their visual impact on the viewer, and their implicit connections to life stories.

Displayed alongside eloquent, anecdotal thoughts about quilts, collecting, art and authenticity, Burns’ quilts function as his films do: they spark dialogue and remind us—he hopes—of our shared humanity.