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11-37-412

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Only in New York
1992
Judy Becker
Newton, Massachusetts
59"w x 46"h
Machine pieced; hand quilted
Cotton fabrics; cotton batting

Judy Becker started making quilts in 1972 after being inspired by the groundbreaking quilt show at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The repetitive block is the most traditional design element seen in Becker's work, and also the most frequent. The inherent spontaneity of the medium is one of the qualities that attracted her to both art quiltmaking and jazz music. Indeed, jazz music and quiltmaking have much in common: they are both improvisation art forms, which piece together new identities out of improbable parts, and both are American traditions.

Gift of Judy Becker, 1998.11

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts

Who documented this quilt?

Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

MASS-Quilts ID Number:

5407

Alternate inventory control number:

NEQM# 1998.11

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner:

New England Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Lowell

Quilt owner's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quilt owner's county:

Middlesex

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Width:

46

Length:

59

Quilt's title:

Only in New York

Quilt top made by:

Becker, Judy

Quiltmaker's state:

Massachusetts (MA)

Quiltmaker's city:

Newton

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

How did owner acquire quilt?

Gift

Source of pattern:

Original to maker

Who did quilting/tying?

Becker, Judy

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

1992

Note:

peach

Format:

Finished quilt

Layout:

Nontraditional or art

Technique, piecing:

Machine Piecing

Fabric fibers:

Cotton

Weaves/Surfaces:

Glazed

Patterns:

Print

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Italian cotton chintz, plain weave, twill weave

Predominant colors:

Blue or Navy

Quilting:

Hand quilting

Describe the quilting designs used:

unique & contemporary

Quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

6

Binding and edging:

Separate binding applied

Binding; fiber:

Cotton

Binding; weave:

Plain weave

Batting:

Cotton

Backing, number of pieces:

two pieces & 2 sleeves

Backing, fiber:

Cotton

Backing, weave and pattern:

peach

Backing, predominant color:

Blue or Navy

Inscription, type:

Signature

Inscription, content:

Only in New York /59"x 46"/ Judy Becker/ 27 Albion St,Newton,MA 02159/ 617-332-6778

Inscription, front/back:

on back

Inscription, technique:

Ink

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Condition, structurally sound?

This quilt is structurally sound.

Pattern name, variations and comments:

Only in New York-original

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Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:

1992

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

New England Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Becker, Jud. Only in New York. 1992. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-412. Accessed: 03/29/24

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