Miriam Nathan-Roberts

Miriam Nathan-Roberts (born May 14, 1942, Pittsburgh, PA, d. August 21, 2018, Berkeley, CA) was a textile artist who specialized in Studio Art Quilting. Her work was centered on abstract "illusions of three dimensions on flat or semi-flat surfaces."[1][2] Nathan-Roberts received many awards at the Quilt National over the years, including Best in Show (1982, 1999), the People's Choice Award (1985), and the Juror's Award of Merit (2013); she served as Juror in 2005.[3]

Her work Changing Planes (1992) was featured in The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts: Celebrating 100 Years of the Art of Quiltmaking, a 1999 exhibition and catalogue. The PBS documentary A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth (PBS Home Video, 2001–06) was based on this exhibition and Nathan-Roberts was interviewed in part 1 "Moments in Time."[4]

Her work is in the collection of the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles and has been featured in Art/Quilt Magazine, Quilter's Newsletter, and American Quilter, along with many books including America's Glorious Quilts, Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation and The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts: Celebrating 100 Years of the Art of Quiltmaking.

References
  1. Bavor, Nancy (2018). Art quilts unfolding : 50 years of innovation. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0764356267.
  2. Cate McQuaid (August 3, 2006). "Stitches in time". Boston Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  3. "Quilt National Archive". The Dairy Barn Arts Center. 2021. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  4. "A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth". pbs.org. Public Broadcasting Service. 2001. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  • Miriam Nathan-Roberts, interview with Nancy Bavor for her book Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 Years of Innovation (Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Atglen, PA, 2018)( (2009)
  • Webpage for Miriam Nathan-Roberts on PBS website for Webpage for documentary A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth
  • Miriam Nathan-Roberts, Temple Gate by Firelight (collection of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles).
  • Quilt National Archive
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