International Honor Quilt

International Honor Quilt Capturing women's contributions through quilted storytelling and activism.

The International Honor Quilt (IHQ) is a collaborative, grassroots feminist art project initiated by Judy Chicago in 1980 “to extend the spirit of The Dinner Party” on its tour of venues throughout North America, Europe and Australia. It consists of a collection of 542 individual quilts that can be assembled into a multi-sectional, monumental work of art. The panels, which utilize a wide variety o

f materials and techniques, have been made by different women or groups honoring and addressing individually selected women, women’s organizations or women’s issues, to expand the number of women honored by Chicago’s The Dinner Party. The IHQ was gifted to the University of Louisville and its Hite Art Institute in October 2013 by Through the Flower (TTF), a 501(c)3 non-profit feminist art organization founded in 1978 by Judy Chicago. In addition to the individual panels, the collection contains documentation about the makers, honorees, and techniques used. Panels were added to the quilt at each of the tour venues, beginning in 1980 and continuing through 1988. All of this information is available in the online collection database: http://uofl.me/intl-honor-quilt.

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Hite Art Institute, University Of Louisville
Louisville, KY
40292

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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