Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium: Quilting the World's Conscience

A powerful way to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, this book reminds us of its impact and each of its 30 principles, using intriguing art quilts. Sometimes taking us by surprise, the 75 textile artists visualize the global struggle for human rights with their interpretations of the Declaration, ratified in 1948, which represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are innately entitled. The 91 works' themes include the first recorded initiation of human rights in Persia in 539 BCE, the plight of child soldiers and child brides, unlawful incarceration, the right to privacy, fair labor practices, torture, and the right of all world citizens to food, education, shelter, and healthcare. Together with the text of each Rights Declaration article, a message from the artist explains each quilt's inspiration and meaning.

Author: Carolyn L. Mazloomi
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: 04/12/2019
Pages: 196
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 9.30w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780764357404
ISBN10: 0764357409
BISAC Categories:
- Crafts & Hobbies | Quilts & Quilting
- Political Science | Human Rights

About the Author
Carolyn L. Mazloomi, among the most influential historians of African American quilts, received the Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award. The founder of Women of Color Quilters Network, she is the author of eight books on quilts. carolynlmazloomi.com