Gloversville Free Library

UPP.QUI American Revolution Bicentennial Quilt. Fulmont Visual Arts Guild. 1776-1976. Wall mounted; 208 x 244 cm.

As part of the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976, the Fulmont Visual Arts Guild designed and created a quilt that was given for permanent display at the library. Thirty colorful scenes depict important historical events such as the Declaration of Independence, the westward movement, the Civil War, American Revolution, and the 1969 moon landing. Note the crafter's signatures in each block of the quilt.