Visioning Human Rights in the New Millennium

Quilting the World’s Conscience

Carolyn L. Mazloomi

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Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 April 2019

Textile artworks: tapestries, hangings & quilts; United Nations & UN agencies; Human rights

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 visualise 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, 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.

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A creative reminder of the vital protections in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights .

91 artworks help us rethink human rights, and the devastating impacts of intolerance and bigotry .

The UN Human Rights Declaration is the most translated document in the history of the world

91 colour images

By: Carolyn L. Mazloomi
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 229mm,
Weight: 953g
ISBN: 9780764357404
ISBN 10: 0764357409
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 01 April 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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