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12-8-894

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

85.0086

Quilt's title:

Monkeys in the Jungle

Quilt top made by:

Gottlieb, Vivian

Quilted by:

Gottlieb, Vivian

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Flint

Where the quilt was made, county:

Genesee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1984

When was the quilt finished?

1984

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Flint

Quiltmaker's county:

Genesee

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

8/20/1930

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Bachelor of Design, 1952, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Jewish

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Attorney

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

I make quilts as another facet of my artistic expression. In my life as an artist, I am now working in cloth and thread instead of paint, clay, wood or stone

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

49"

How long is the quilt?

66"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

VG

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of quilt blocks:

112

Number of borders:

4

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Satin

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline/Ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Michigan Quilts: A Celebration of 150 Years of Textile Tradition, East Lansing, MI, September 12-November 1, 1987, Kresge Art Museum, MSU

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Michigan Quilts (1987) book, figure 242, page 150.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Letters from quiltmaker.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Vivian Gottleib

Quilt owner's city:

Flint

Quilt owner's county:

Genesee

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

This quilt was designed as a way of using the monkey's tails as an abstract design. The leaves in the background are also part of the abstract design. The traditional quilt blocks in the lower half give the design stability. The quilting stitches accentuate the shapes and flow of the design.

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

My quilts are not traditional and I use non-traditional methods.

Who photographed this quilt?

Peter Glendinning

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Gottlieb, Vivia. Monkeys in the Jungle. 1984. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-894. Accessed: 03/28/24

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