{"id":4642,"date":"2013-05-03T21:57:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T21:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/?page_id=4642"},"modified":"2023-10-06T17:38:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:38:00","slug":"why-quilts-matter-history-art-politics-episode-3-image-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/resources\/image-resource-galleries\/why-quilts-matter-history-art-politics-episode-3-image-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &#038; Politics \u2013 Image Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Episode 3 \u2013 The Quilt Marketplace<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_310\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-310 \" title=\"Why Quilts Matter - Episode 3 - Quilt Marketplace\" alt=\"Why Quilts Matter - Episode 3 - Quilt Marketplace\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Hoding-quilt--300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-id=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Hoding-quilt--300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Hoding-quilt-.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-310\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: Quilts: An American Romance. May 12 \u2013 17, 1980. Somerset Mall, Troy, Michigan. Courtesy Shelly Zegart.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The marketplace for quilts has always been a bit of a mystery.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard to understand why some quilts are so much pricier than others, and why some old quilts aren&#8217;t worth anything at all.\u00a0 And how can an artist ask $10,000 for a brand new quilt&#8230;and get it? \u00a0Discover why one 19<sup>th<\/sup>-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.\u00a0 Find out how artists price their quilts in the contemporary market and how technology is changing the playing field forever.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &amp; Politics - Episode 3: The Quilt Marketplace\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/portfolio\/episode-3-the-quilt-marketplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read full episode description and view episode trailer&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &amp; Politics - Image Resource Guide (PDF)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/docs\/image_resource_guides\/Why_Quilts_Matter_Documentary_Image_Resource_Guide_E3_Quilt_Marketplace.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Image Resource Guide for this episode (PDF)&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"donotpin alignleft size-full wp-image-4195\" title=\"Pinterest - Badge\" alt=\"Pinterest - Badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pinterest_badge_red.png\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" \/>Click on an image below to enlarge; hover over an image to pin to Pinterest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[nggallery id=6]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Why Quilts Matter: History, Art &amp; Politics - Follow Us on Pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/whyquiltsmatter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"donotpin alignnone  wp-image-4197\" title=\"Why Quilts Matter - Follow Us on Pinterest\" alt=\"Why Quilts Matter - Follow Us on Pinterest\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pinterest_logo1_mod2-300x105.png\" width=\"210\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pinterest_logo1_mod2-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.whyquiltsmatter.org\/staging20231003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/pinterest_logo1_mod2.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 3 \u2013 The Quilt Marketplace The marketplace for quilts has always been a bit of a mystery.\u00a0 It&#8217;s hard to understand why some quilts are so much pricier than others, and why some old quilts aren&#8217;t worth anything at all.\u00a0 And how can an artist ask $10,000 for a brand new quilt&#8230;and get it? 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